happy talk
nounDefinition of happy talk
1
: informal talk among the participants in a television news broadcast
also
: a broadcast format featuring such talk
2
: optimistic talk
Examples of happy talk in a Sentence
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For all of the happy talk, though, Trump came under pressure to end his lengthy trade dispute with China that is hurting other nations as well. — Washington Post, "Trump portrays G-7 as a lovefest, papering over differences," 27 Aug. 2019 For all of the happy talk, though, Trump came under pressure to end his lengthy trade dispute with China that is hurting other nations as well. — Fortune, "Trump Portrays G-7 as a Love Fest," 27 Aug. 2019 For all of the happy talk, though, Trump came under pressure to end his lengthy trade dispute with China that is hurting other nations as well. — Zeke Miller, The Denver Post, "G-7 achievement: Trump declares, “We got along great”," 26 Aug. 2019 Or what may be worse, happy talk, which in time erodes credibility. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "This Is the Art of the Deal?," 18 July 2018 And beneath all the happy talk, behind the scenes, there are troubling signs that the system California regulators have proposed will not be up to the task. — David Roberts, Vox, "California’s cap-and-trade system may be too weak to do its job," 12 Dec. 2018 Meanwhile, enthusiasm for the deal has been muted, aside from some happy talk by New York’s governor and New York City’s mayor, and Virginia’s senators. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "Facebook has a growing morale problem," 15 Nov. 2018 Several paragraphs below the happy talk, though, the company unveiled a disappointing outlook for the second quarter, giving earnings guidance of 38 to 43 cents per share. — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, "Skechers Pinches Investors," 20 Apr. 2018 More happy talk came from city Finance Director Rob Dubow. — Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, "Kenney in Wonderland defines failure as success | Stu Bykofsky," 5 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'happy talk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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