talkee-talkee

noun

talk·​ee-talk·​ee

ˈtȯkēˈtȯkē

plural -s

1

: broken speech

especially : corruption of speech due to unfamiliarity with its words, idioms, or pronunciation

2

: idle chatter : prattle

Word History

Etymology

West Indies Pidgin English, by modification & reduplication from English talk entry 2

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