"tangletalk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From tangle + talk; coined by Iona and Peter Opie. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tangle|talk}} tangle + talk Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tangletalk (uncountable)
  1. A playful style of language with deliberate incongruities, as in: "A barefoot boy with shoes on stood sitting in the grass". Wikipedia link: Iona and Peter Opie Tags: uncountable
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