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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French talkie-walkie.
Noun
talkie-walkie (plural talkie-walkies)
- (non-native speakers' English) A walkie-talkie.
1996 August 14, Philippe Cadic, “Can We modify GSM to be talkie walkies ? How”, in alt.cellular-phone-tech (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-04:
1997 December 21, Madjid BOUKRI, “ANTENNA LENGTH”, in rec.radio.amateur.misc (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-04:Mr "secret agent" who carries a talkie-walkie that is not really a talkie-walkie (stupid guy boasting about his VHF as if it was a 48 caliber on his Web Page!!)
2003 April 30, alex, “Discrete Wireless mp3 player How to”, in sci.electronics.components (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-04:But they seem to be designed to work with talkie-walkies. I remind i do not need a talkie-walkie as my transmitter (noone has to talk to me ) but a input jack for the transmitter. It is the mp3 player that plays music. Unless there are talkie-walkies with jack input?
French
Etymology
Borrowed, and inverted, from English walkie-talkie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /to.ki.wo.ki/, /tɔ.ki.wɔ.ki/
Noun
talkie-walkie m (plural talkie-walkies)
- (Europe) walkie-talkie
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French talkie-walkie.
Noun
talkie-walkie n (uncountable)
- walkie-talkie
Declension