# double talk

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Doublespeak.
2. Lies, especially in a formal political statement.
3. Speech which combines English (or some other language) and native-sounding gibberish for humorous effect.
4. A simple phonetic code with a regular infix that makes meaningful speech sound unintelligible.
5. A situation when two people talk at the same time, causing overlapping audio signals.

## Etymology
From double + talk. Compare Middle English twispeche, Old English twīspǣċ, twīsprǣċ.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/double-talk