Definition of Talking head

1. Noun. A talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen.


Definition of Talking head

1. Noun. (idiomatic) A pundit who discusses issues of the day, especially one on TV. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Talking Head

talkier
talkies
talkiest
talkily
talkin'
talkiness
talkinesses
talking
talking(a)
talking-point
talking-points
talking-to
talking book
talking drum
talking drums
talking head (current term)
talking heads
talking in circles
talking out of turn
talking past
talking picture
talking point
talking points
talking shop
talking shops
talking to
talkings
talks
talks past
talkshow

Literary usage of Talking head

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Threshold of Science: A Variety of Simple and Amusing Experiments by Charles Romley Alder Wright (1891)
"One way of showing this illusion is to fit up the stage (preferably in the form of a square cabinet, in the centre of which the " talking head " is to be ..."

2. The Speaker's Favorite: Or, Best Things for Entertainments, for Home, Church by Frank Honywell Fenno (1893)
"... actual motion can be given to these figure* THE talking head OB MAGICAL, MYTH.—Hang the stage with curtains at the sides similar to those at the back, ..."

3. Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions, Including Trick Photography by Albert Allis Hopkins, Henry Ridgely Evans (1901)
"Probably the most common of all of the illusions which depend upon mirrors is the talking head upon a table. The illustration is almost self- explanatory. ..."

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