noun
Meaning 1
Doublespeak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Phrase guide
double talk
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
noun
Meaning 2
Lies, especially in a formal political statement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Speech which combines English (or some other language) and native-sounding gibberish for humorous effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: comedy, entertainment, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 4
A simple phonetic code with a regular infix that makes meaningful speech sound unintelligible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
A situation when two people talk at the same time, causing overlapping audio signals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony
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noun
Meaning 6
deliberately unintelligible gibberish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: gibberish, gibber
History
Etymology
From double + talk. Compare Middle English twispeche, Old English twīspǣċ, twīsprǣċ.