talky-talky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

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noun

Colloquial; Uncountable

"“I don't see the hang of so much talky-talky,” broke in Uncle Sam. “We've heard all that can be said about things, […]"
"“In spite of all the talky-talky about friendship and cooperation, most Russians are scared to have anything to do with us direct,” Winterton wrote."
"I reach up and trace a finger down his jawline to his lips, covering them gently with a finger. “No more talky talky,” I whisper."

Reduplicated diminutive talk + -y.

talkee-talkee (alternative)

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