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单词 ole-talk
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ole-talkv.

Brit. /ˈəʊlˌtɔːk/, U.S. /ˈoʊlˈtɔk/, /ˈoʊlˈtɑk/, Caribbean English /ˌoːlˈtɔːk/, /ˌoːlˈtaːk/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: old-talk v.
Etymology: Variant of old-talk v., after ole adj. Compare earlier ole talk n.
Caribbean (chiefly Trinidad and Tobago).
intransitive. = old-talk v.
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the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > chat
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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.
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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).
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