talkie

[taw-kee]

noun

Older Use.

1. talking picture.

talkie

/ ˈtɔːkɪ /

noun

1. Full name: talking picture. informal,  an early film with a soundtrack

Word History and Origins

Origin of talkie¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; talk + (mov)ie

Example Sentences

The kitchen in particular saw some chaos, too, as Uncle Bryn had a meltdown over cooking Christmas dinner, and took to using walkie talkies to organise his timings and communicate with Gwen.

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One of the few silent movie stars to transition successfully to the "talkies", Garbo moved away from Hollywood to New York, where she lived until her death in 1990 at the age of 84.

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Filmed in silvery black-and-white, shot on sound stages and acted with a knowing theatricality, “Grand Tour” plays like a lost early talkie that’s been rescued from some dusty vault.

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On the screen, boxing stories — dramas and comedies — go back before talkies.

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“Ramona” is often referenced as one of the great films of the silent era, but, as with many other early Hollywood players, the talkies took Carewe out of the game.

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Related Words

• cinema 
• feature 
• film 
• flick 
• motion picture 
• picture 
• show 
• videotape