Gory details

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    All of the small facts or pieces of information about something, especially those that are excessively detailed or tedious. figuratively, informal, plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    All of the pieces of information about something, especially those that are scandalous or embarrassing in nature. figuratively, informal, plural, plural-only

    "It was ... my chance to dish and give all the gory details about the mommy-and-me yoga class."

  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gory, details. plural, plural-only

    "When the newspapers reported the murder of Martha Tabram [...] with the gory details of how she had been stabbed, […]"

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"It was ... my chance to dish and give all the gory details about the mommy-and-me yoga class."