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By the late 1980s, the term became a staple of "netiquette," often followed by "spoiler space"—several blank lines intended to prevent accidental reading. The Psychological Impact of Spoilers

While the concept of "spoiling" an ending has existed for decades, the specific terminology evolved through fan culture: Spoiler AlertHD

Both the Oxford English Dictionary and Cambridge University Press date the first written occurrence of the exact phrase "spoiler alert" to a 1982 Usenet post . The post was part of a discussion regarding the Star Trek film The Wrath of Khan . By the late 1980s, the term became a

In 1971, National Lampoon founder Doug Kenney ran a feature titled "Spoilers" that revealed the endings of classic films like Citizen Kane and Psycho . By the late 1980s