: a talk or lecture illustrated at a blackboard

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Meanwhile, his primetime chalk talk sessions with the Bros. Manning are the stuff of a football junky’s most delirious fever dreams. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024 Vollmer and another German former Patriot, Markus Kuhn, will do a meet-and-greet with fans and a football chalk talk. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chalk talk was in 1873

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“Chalk talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20talk. Accessed 18 Aug. 2025.

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