double talk
See also: doubletalk and double-talk
English
Alternative forms
- double-talk
- doubletalk
Etymology
From double + talk. Compare Middle English twispeche, Old English twīspǣċ, twīsprǣċ.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
double talk (uncountable)
- (idiomatic): Lies, especially in a formal political statement.
- (idiomatic) Speech which combines English and English-sounding gibberish for humorous effect.
- A simple phonetic code with a regular infix that makes meaningful speech sound unintelligible.
- (telephony) A situation when two people talk at the same time, causing overlapping audio signals.
Synonyms
- doublespeak, double Dutch, gibberish, jibber-jabber, nonsense