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second-hand speech

second-hand speech noun: conversation overheard from someone talking on a mobile phone.

Noun

second-hand speech (uncountable)

  1. (informal) conversation overheard from someone talking on a mobile phone

Questions about second-hand speech

What does second-hand speech mean?
Second-hand speech means conversation overheard from someone talking on a mobile phone.
What part of speech is second-hand speech?
Second-hand speech is a noun.

Words near second-hand speech in the dictionary

  1. second-half
  2. second-hand
  3. second-hand shop
  4. second-hand shops
  5. second-hand smoke
  6. second-hand speech
  7. second-hand store
  8. second-hand stores
  9. second-hand vape
  10. second-handed
  11. second-handedly

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