second-hand speech

noun

conversation overheard from someone talking on a mobile phone

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Meanings

nounsecond-hand speech (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableconversation overheard from someone talking on a mobile phone
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APA

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“second-hand speech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-hand%20speech. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second-hand speech,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-hand%20speech.

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