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spill
verb- to fall off a surfboard US
- Do you know he’s the only guy besides Duke Kahanamoku who came in on Zero break without spilling? — Frederick Kohner, Gidget, p. 41, 1957
- to talk with energy and no clear agenda US
- — Clarence Major, Dictionary of Afro-American Slang, p. 107, 1970
▶ spill the beans
to tell that which one is not supposed to tell US- Jules knew that he didn’t dare have more than one photo session because Cynthia might accidentally spill the beans. — Joseph Wambaugh, Finnegan’s Week, p. 19, 1993
▶ spill your guts (out)
to confess your secrets; to tell all you know US, 1927- [H]e was ready to spill his guts tomorrow[!] — Budd Schulberg, On the Waterfront, 1954
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