单词 | ole-talk |
释义 | ole-talkv. Caribbean (chiefly Trinidad and Tobago). intransitive. = old-talk v. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > chat dallyc1300 confablec1450 crack1529 tattle1547 chat1551 confabulate1604 confab1741 prosea1764 parleyvoo1765 coze1818 yarn1819 cosher1833 to pass a good morning1835 small-talk1848 mardle1853 cooze1870 chinwag1879 rap1909 kibitz1923 to shoot the breeze1941 old-talk1956 ole-talk1971 gyaff1976 gist1992 1971 Tapia (Trinidad) 26 Dec. 10/1 The most frequent response to the Project was pure cynicism—‘Girl you come to ole talk again? If somebody gie me a wuk to ole talk I would take it too!’ 1977 Nation (Bridgetown, Barbados) 27 Feb. 6 Others just ole talked in little groups, too busy gossiping to bother to jump up. 1995 Weekly Jrnl. (Nexis) 28 Sept. 19 I find that sitting down on the sidewalk chilling, or ‘liming’ and ‘ole talking’ as therapeutic as the English man finds trimming roses in his garden. 1997 Weekly Jrnl. (Nexis) 11 Feb. 24 Home is a place..where you can ole-talk, mamaguy and give picong, where no pretentiousness exists. Derivatives ˈole talking n. ΚΠ 1973 Sunday Express (Trinidad & Tobago) 8 Apr. 13/3 In the past I have often had cause to voice a complaint about his penchant for ole talking and liming. 1974 Sunday Guardian (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad) 28 July 12/2 I took a bus to Martin's Bay, and there was laughter and ole talking all the way. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1971 |
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