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topless radio

topless radio noun: a radio talk show format, popular in the 1970s, focusing on intimate sexual discussion with callers.

Noun

topless radio (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A radio talk show format, popular in the 1970s, focusing on intimate sexual discussion with callers.
    • Similar to much of today's “adult talk” radio and TV, topless radio was a format in which audience members called in to discuss graphically sexual issues with hosts who tried to titillate the audience by teasing every explicit detail out of a caller.2004, Christopher H. Sterling, editor, Encyclopedia of Radio, Routledge, →ISBN, page 2326

Questions about topless radio

What does topless radio mean?
Topless radio means a radio talk show format, popular in the 1970s, focusing on intimate sexual discussion with callers.
What part of speech is topless radio?
Topless radio is a noun.

Words near topless radio in the dictionary

  1. topknots
  2. topknotted
  3. topless
  4. topless meeting
  5. topless meetings
  6. topless radio
  7. toplesses
  8. toplessly
  9. toplessness
  10. toplevel
  11. toplevels

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