"halfalogue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: halfalogues [plural]
Etymology: Blend of half + dialogue Etymology templates: {{blend|en|half|dialogue}} Blend of half + dialogue Head templates: {{en-noun}} halfalogue (plural halfalogues)
  1. (colloquial) half of a telephone conversation, overheard by a listener at one end Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-halfalogue-en-noun-3sjKMN0g Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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