fast-talked; fast-talking; fast-talks

transitive verb

: to influence or persuade by fluent, facile, and usually deceptive or tricky talk
fast-talked him into buying a lemon
fast-talker noun

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She’s welcomed by Camille’s fast-talking real estate agent friend Isaac (Harris) and his ‘crunchy lifestyle’ enthusiast boyfriend A.J. (Cusati-Moyer). Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025 Brought to life by Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars is a fast-talking, no-nonsense teen P.I. whose deductive skills are as fine-tuned as her empathy. Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025 Suits creator Aaron Korsh is doing the reheating this time, taking his premise — a fast-talking legal drama revolving around charming but bullish characters — and setting it in Los Angeles. Ayan Artan, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025 The fast-talking, energetic, disgraced executive was convicted of wire fraud and securities fraud in 2022 for misleading investors about Nikola’s operations and zero-emissions technology. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fast-talk

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fast-talk was in 1945

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“Fast-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-talk. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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