handie-talkie

Meanings

nounhandie-talkie (plural handie-talkies)

datedSynonym of walkie-talkie (“portable bidirectional radio transceiver”).
Synonyms: walkie-talkie

nounSynonym of walkie-talkie (“portable bidirectional radio transceiver”).

Similar

Originally military, used since at least 1943. By surface analysis, hand + -ie + talk with reduplication of the suffix.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handie-talkie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handie-talkie.