Meanings
nounanswerback (plural answerbacks)
plural answerbacks
- communicationsA response to a message, originally in radio but now through other media.
Origin
Deverbal from answer back.
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answerback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answerback
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “answerback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answerback.
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