2. Noun. (dated) Talking movies ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Talkies
1. talkie [n] - See also: talkie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Talkies
Literary usage of Talkies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. School Earthquake Preparedness GuidebookNature (1994)
"... facility/school opire extinguishers o Flashlights o Walkie-talkies o Master
keys and bolt cutters o Crowbars and fire axes o Shovels and ropes o Gloves, ..."
2. All Aboard for Space: Introducing Space to Youngsters (1995)
"Paper cups with a knotted string through the bottom of the cup make great walkie
talkies. Commercial walkie-talkies are available at most toy stores. ..."
3. A Modern Form of Slavery: Trafficking of Burmese Women and Girls Into by Dorothy Q. Thomas, Sidney Jones (1993)
"Both times the men were in full uniform with walkie-talkies and guns. • "Nu Nu,"
the girl who was kept for one year in a back room with other children in ..."
4. Prison Conditions in Israel and the Occupied Territories by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Eric Goldstein (1991)
"The guards in civilian prisons carry no weapons and are forbidden to use force,
except in life-threatening situations; they carry walkie-talkies and are ..."
5. In Praise of Film Studies: Essays in Honor of Makino Mamoruby Mark Howard Nornes, Mamoru Makino, Aaron Gerow by Mark Howard Nornes, Mamoru Makino, Aaron Gerow (2001)
"In the early 1930s, Tokugawa Musei and other benshi actively tried to prevent
the conversion to talkies. They recognized the threat that talking pictures ..."
6. The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the House of by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, House of Lords, Parliament, Great Britain (1852)
"It was put on record in the register of talkies in December 1776, ... In the
register of talkies, and in all the titles that were thus completed, ..."
7. Elliot Stone and the Mystery of the Alien Mom by L. P. Chase (2007)
"You take one of these walkie-talkies, and I'll keep the other one. ... Don't you
have anything better than superhero walkie- talkies? ..."
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