cross talk

or cross-talk, crosstalk

noun

interference heard on a telephone or radio because of unintentional coupling to another communication channel.
incidental conversation; chatter, as opposed to formal discussion:
The meeting was slowed by cross talk between board members.
British. witty, fast-paced dialogue, especially in a play, comic act, etc.; repartee.

First recorded in 1885–90

During the process of dressing there was a great deal of "cross-talk" going on at Queen's that night.

If this were not so, cross-talk would exist between the telephones of the operators' positions connected to the same battery.

I know pa used to talk and tell us things and if I didn't believe it, I didn't give him no cross talk.

The torments, inflicted on my suspense by a pair of cross-talk comedians, cannot be surpassed in hell.

As a matter of fact, he was hearing the first genuine cross-talk that had ever occurred in those dim, pre-music-hall days.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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