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walkie-talkie

walk·ie-talk·ie
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [waw-kee-taw-kee]
    • /ˈwɔːk.i ˈtɔ ki/
    • /ˈwɔːk.i ˈtɔː.ki/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-kee-taw-kee]
    • /ˈwɔːk.i ˈtɔ ki/

Definitions of walkie-talkie word

  • noun walkie-talkie a combined transmitter and receiver light enough to be carried by one person: developed originally for military use in World War II. 1
  • countable noun walkie-talkie A walkie-talkie is a small portable radio which you can talk into and hear messages through so that you can communicate with someone far away. 0
  • noun walkie-talkie a small combined radio transmitter and receiver, usually operating on short wave, that can be carried around by one person: widely used by the police, medical services, etc 0
  • noun walkie-talkie a compact radio transmitter and receiver that can be carried by one person 0
  • noun walkie-talkie A portable, bi-directional radio transceiver, usually as a pair. 0
  • noun walkie-talkie (rare) A walk and talk. 0

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Origin of walkie-talkie

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40, Americanism; see walk, talk, -ie

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Parts of speech for Walkie-talkie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

walkie-talkie popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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