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talkie

American  
[taw-kee] / ˈtɔ ki /

noun

Older Use.

  1. talking picture.

talkie British  
/ ˈtɔːkɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of talkie

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

Example Sentences

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His six-picture collaboration with Lubitsch began in 1929 with “The Love Parade,” the director’s first talkie, and continued through “Design for Living.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Mrs Willgoose told the BBC how on the way there, a voice on the officer's walkie talkie said: "Turn the blue lights off, go at normal speed."

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Rescuers managed to make contact with them and were communicating through a walkie talkie, Kumar said.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

Syms said she had wanted to show “how talkie talkie talkie everything is” in art school.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

He had a walkie- talkie in one hand and a white bag from Kmart in the other.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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