talking head
talk head
T t Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tawk hed]
- /tɔk hɛd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tawk hed]
- /tɔk hɛd/
Definitions of talking head words
- noun talking head Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show. 1
- noun talking head Slang. a person whose talk is empty and pretentious. 1
- countable noun talking head Talking heads are people who appear in television discussion programmes and interviews to give their opinions about a topic. 0
- noun talking head (on television) a person, such as a newscaster, who is shown only from the shoulders up, and speaks without the use of any illustrative material 0
- noun talking head a person on television or in a film who is shown merely speaking, as in an interview 0
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Origin of talking head
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70
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Parts of speech for Talking head
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
talking head popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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