talk jockey
- noun
- Offensive
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monopolizador
- In every meeting, there's always a talk jockey who can't let anyone else get a word in.
Examples
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Nobody likes being around a talk jockey who monopolizes every conversation.
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She realized she was acting like a talk jockey and made an effort to listen more.
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Don't be such a talk jockey at the meeting!
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My friend is a real talk jockey during our discussions.
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In every meeting, there's always a talk jockey who can't let anyone else get a word in.
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Nobody likes being around a talk jockey who monopolizes every conversation.
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She realized she was acting like a talk jockey and made an effort to listen more.
Synonyms
69
2.1
A person who speaks a lot, often in public
21
6.7
A person who talks too much, often loudly, and reveals private things
13
6.8
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things and bores other people
10
7.5
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
9
4.2
A person who talks a lot and often does not stop
6
9.8
A person who talks for a long time about unimportant things in a boring way
4
7.9
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
3
8.4
A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others
3
9.9
A person who talks a lot without saying anything important
1
7.8
A person who speaks loudly and angrily and complains a lot
1
7.9
A person who talks a lot in a loud, annoying way
1
8.2
A person who talks too much in an annoying way
1
5.5
A person who talks a lot and often annoys others
1
8.2
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
1
9.9
A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things
A person who talks so much that others do not get to speak
A person who says things in a direct, often rude way and does not listen
A person who shouts about a cause to get people to agree
A person who speaks loudly and brags, often saying things they should not
A person who talks a lot and says silly or meaningless things
A person who talks too much about small things and bores others
A person who talks quickly about unimportant things
A person who talks nonsense and babbles
A person who talks a lot in a silly, not important way
A person who talks a lot, often in a funny way
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
Antonyms
How Talkative
- Offensive
- Offensive
3
8.4
- Informal
9
4.2
33
2.5
4
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'talk' with 'jockey' (from the verb meaning to maneuver/compete), so a learner who recognises 'jockey' as an agentive manoeuvrer can infer 'a person who maneuvers or dominates conversation'. However, this is a metaphorical, agentive extension rather than a literal composition and relies on knowledge of the verb sense of 'jockey', so it is not fully predictable to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Talk jockey likely comes from comparing talk with jockey, as in a 'disc jockey' who holds the microphone and runs a radio show. The picture of someone holding the show and not letting others speak is why talk jockey means 'someone who dominates conversations' or 'talks too much'.