fast-talkingadj.
/ˌfɑːs(t)ˈtɔːkɪŋ/, /ˌfas(t)ˈtɔːkɪŋ/, /ˈfɑːs(t)ˌtɔːkɪŋ/, /ˈfas(t)ˌtɔːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌfæs(t)ˈtɔkɪŋ/, /ˌfæs(t)ˈtɑkɪŋ/, /ˈfæs(t)ˌtɔkɪŋ/, /ˈfæs(t)ˌtɑkɪŋ/ colloquial.
Using rapid speech, esp. to mislead, persuade, or manipulate someone.
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1824 U.S. Lit. Gaz. 1 Oct. 182/1 Miss Pratt..a visiting, gossiping, fast-talking lady, who annoys the Earl superlatively.
1849 Morning Post 25 Oct. 4/2 We recommend this fast-talking gentleman to consider whether, on his own showing, he does not want the country to rather too much for the whistle of Free Trade.
1960 Kiplinger Mag. Dec. 6/1 It's..illegal to call synthetics ‘precious stones’, ‘precious jewels’ or ‘gems’, but fast-talking salesmen may slip in these descriptives as part of their pitch.
2007 Gold Coast (Austral.) Sun (Nexis) 28 Feb. 19 These fast-talking conmen may drop by to say they have some leftover bitumen from a job and they can bitumen your driveway on the cheap... However they do a dodgy job, often using insufficient and watered-down bitumen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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