"talkee-talkee" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} talkee-talkee (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of talky-talky Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: talky-talky
    Sense id: en-talkee-talkee-en-noun-lY4iKGeu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Reduplicated diminutive talk + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|talk|ee}} talk + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} talkee-talkee (uncountable)
  1. (historical) A creole, especially the Anglo-Dutch language spoken in Demerara and elsewhere in what is now Guyana and Suriname. Tags: historical, uncountable Synonyms: Taki-taki, talkie-talkie
    Sense id: en-talkee-talkee-en-noun-Bds5uu-L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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