fast-talk
verb
fast-talked; fast-talking; fast-talks
: 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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Du Feng’s film focuses on Hao, a slick and fast-talking dating coach (one of China’s most sought-after, evidently) based in the sprawling, glittering metropolis of Chongqing.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
According to fast-talking Harry, no—but that doesn’t stop him from getting chummy with the lovably neurotic Sally.
—Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
Refrain from letting a fast-talking sales pitch result in emotional, physical or financial trouble.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
In those 1930s films, the fast-talking lovers and schemers acknowledged the struggling world around them, if quietly (few films beyond Gold Diggers of 1933 made explicit reference to economic turmoil).
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
According to fast-talking Harry, no—but that doesn’t stop him from getting chummy with the lovably neurotic Sally.
—Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
Refrain from letting a fast-talking sales pitch result in emotional, physical or financial trouble.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
In those 1930s films, the fast-talking lovers and schemers acknowledged the struggling world around them, if quietly (few films beyond Gold Diggers of 1933 made explicit reference to economic turmoil).
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Fast-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-talk. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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