happy talk

noun

1
: informal talk among the participants in a television news broadcast
also : a broadcast format featuring such talk
2
: optimistic talk

Examples of happy talk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jonathan Papelbon must have ignored NESN’s in-house happy talk memo. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023 But amid Biden's working-class happy talk, Republicans are making inroads with America's blue-collar workers. Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2023 Their plan has basically been happy talk. ABC News, 29 Aug. 2021 The morning crew engages in cinnamon happy talk. Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 7 May 2021 See all Example Sentences for happy talk 

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Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of happy talk was in 1971

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“Happy talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20talk. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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