talkaholic

talkaholic

See also: talk-aholic

English

Alternative forms

• talk-aholic

Etymology

talk +‎ -aholic

Noun

talkaholic (plural talkaholics)

1. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by incessant talking.
   • 1990 Jan. 12, Janet Maslin, "Movie Review: American Boy (1978)," New York Times (retrieved 29 Jan 2014):

     Mr. Prince, though only in his late 20's at the time, has a haggard look, dark-ringed eyes and a nervous, frenetic manner. . . . With talkaholic flair, he describes injecting adrenaline into a companion who has overdosed, shooting a thief during a gas station holdup, and crying so noisily during a drug bust that three policemen wound up reassuring him.

   • 1995 July 12, Decca Aitkenhead, "One minute, sir, my mobile's ringing," The Independent (UK) (retrieved 29 Jan 2014):

     The mobile phone revolution has reached its logical target: the dial-obsessed, digit-happy, talkaholic teenage market.

Noun

talkaholic (plural talkaholics)

1. An incessant talker.
   • 1984, "Are you a Talkaholic?", New Woman, vol. 14, issues 1-6, p. 194 (Google snippet view):

     If you are a Talkaholic, you throw out words as you would darts to keep people away from you.

   • 2009, W. Shane Wilson, Enter the Guardians: Kyl, →ISBN, p. 34 (Google preview):

     No words were spoken for a long time. This was plainly killing Kerra who was a talk-aholic.

Synonyms

• motormouth

Related terms

• talkaholism