walkie-talkie

noun

walk·​ie-talk·​ie ˌwȯ-kē-ˈtȯ-kē 

ˈwȯ-kē-ˌtȯ-

: a compact easily transportable battery-operated radio transmitting and receiving set

Examples of walkie-talkie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Children as young as 7 patrolled the neighborhood on skateboards and bicycles with walkie-talkies, paid by the gang to act as lookouts for police. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Unlike cellphones, walkie-talkies allow anyone in the area using the same frequency to tune into your conversation and vice versa. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Eastern Point Lighthouse, Gloucester Widow’s Bay’s lighthouse is the center of a running bit in which Tom communicates with the keeper, Garrett (Fred Robbins), using walkie-talkies—often yielding the opposite results Tom hopes for. — Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

Staff and guests communicate via walkie-talkies instead of hotel phones. — Johanna Wolfe, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for walkie-talkie

• blocky
• chalky
• cocky
• gawky
• hockey
• jockey
• khaki
• machi
• maki
• rocky
• stocky
• talkie

Kids Definition

walkie-talkie

noun

walk·​ie-talk·​ie

ˌwȯ-kē-ˈtȯ-kē

: a small portable radio set for receiving and sending messages