Meanings
nountalk of the town (uncountable)
- uncountableA topic or person discussed by many people.
Turning up drunk at the debutante ball will certainly make you the talk of the town.
2 more examples
I want you, I want you, but now / Who's the talk of the town?
1980, Chrissie Hynde, “Talk of the Town”, performed by The PretendersHasan ‘HasanAbi’ Piker and Andrew Tate’s debate was the talk of the town on July 21.
2022 July 22, Alec Mullins, “NRG Bucke kicks off after xQc calls him an “NPC” for siding with Andrew Tate”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan tothom en va ple
- tothom en va plea topic or person discussed by many people
Finnish yleinen puheenaihe
- yleinen puheenaihea topic or person discussed by many people
German Stadtgespräch
- Stadtgesprächa topic or person discussed by many people
Persian زبانزد
- زبانزد (zabānzad)a topic or person discussed by many people
Russian при́тча во язы́цех
- при́тча во язы́цех (prítča vo jazýcex)a topic or person discussed by many people
Scottish Gaelic am beul a' bhaile
- am beul a' bhailea topic or person discussed by many people
Spanish comidilla, estar en boca de todos
- comidillaa topic or person discussed by many people
- estar en boca de todosa topic or person discussed by many people
- vox populia topic or person discussed by many people
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talk of the town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20of%20the%20town
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“talk of the town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20of%20the%20town. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talk of the town,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20of%20the%20town.
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