English Explanatory Dictionary

double talk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Doublespeak.
  2. Lies, especially in a formal political statement.
  3. Speech which combines English (or some other language) and native-sounding gibberish for humorous effect.
  4. A simple phonetic code with a regular infix that makes meaningful speech sound unintelligible.
  5. A situation when two people talk at the same time, causing overlapping audio signals.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

double talk double-talk doubletalk

Etymology

From double + talk. Compare Middle English twispeche, Old English twīspǣċ, twīsprǣċ.

Synonyms

doublespeak double Dutch gibberish jibber-jabber nonsense

Derived words

double talker
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