Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handie-talkie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
hand-ie-talkie
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of walkie-talkie (“portable bidirectional radio transceiver”).

Dated

Etymology

Originally military, used since at least 1943. By surface analysis, hand + -ie + talk with reduplication of the suffix.

Usage

Inflected Forms

handie-talkies (plural)

Synonyms

walkie-talkie

Questions

What does handie-talkie mean?
Synonym of walkie-talkie (“portable bidirectional radio transceiver”).
Where does handie-talkie come from?
Originally military, used since at least 1943. By surface analysis, hand + -ie + talk with reduplication of the suffix.

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