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walkie-talkie

noun

Etymology

From walking + talking.

  1. inherited from talkynge
  2. compounded as walkie-talkie — “walking + talking”

Definitions

  1. A portable, bidirectional radio transceiver, usually one of a pair.

    • It is intended to equip the yard foremen and shunters with "walkie-talkie" apparatus to keep them in close touch with the control office.
    • A walkie-talkie is a handheld, portable, two-way radio transceiver. It includes a half-duplex channel (only one radio transmits at a time, though any number can listen) and a push-to-talk switch that starts transmission.

  2. A walk and talk.

    • It could be that her walkie-talkie with Naylor had concerned a private matter not connected with what was about to happen to him, ...
    • Go on a walkie-talkie. Everyone goes on a 15-minute brisk walk and talks about their day.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA