walkie-lookien.

Brit.

/ˌwɔːkɪˈlʊki/, U.S.

/ˈwɔkiˈlʊkɪ/,

/ˈwɑkiˈlʊkɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: walk v., -y suffix⁶, look v.

Etymology: < walk v. + -y suffix⁶ + look v. + -y suffix⁶, after walkie-talkie n.

North American. Now historical.

A portable television camera which transmits pictures and sound wirelessly.

ΚΠ

1946 Sci. News Let. 30 Mar. 195 ‘Walkie-lookie’, the picture equivalent to the small remote voice instrument known as ‘walkie-talkie’, will come from the ‘block’ system's light-weight, easily portable television camera.

1952 Time 14 July 22/3 Most startling TV innovation was a portable camera known as the walkie-lookie, or peepie-creepie, with which the enterprising TV reporter could sneak up to Mr. Delegate and catch him yelling his head off.

1976 Science 20 Feb. 730/2 Such a camera, with an FM (frequency modulation) transmitter making it a portable ‘walkie-lookie’, need be no bigger than ordinary photographic cameras.

2003 A. Abramson Hist. Television, 1942–2000 iii. 56/1 The new RCA portable Vidicon camera was used by NBC... Named the ‘Walkie-Lookie,’ it used a C7316 Vidicon tube.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	walkie-lookie
释义	walkie-lookien. Brit. /ˌwɔːkɪˈlʊki/, U.S. /ˈwɔkiˈlʊkɪ/, /ˈwɑkiˈlʊkɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: walk v., -y suffix⁶, look v. Etymology: < walk v. + -y suffix⁶ + look v. + -y suffix⁶, after walkie-talkie n. North American. Now historical. A portable television camera which transmits pictures and sound wirelessly. ΚΠ 1946 Sci. News Let. 30 Mar. 195 ‘Walkie-lookie’, the picture equivalent to the small remote voice instrument known as ‘walkie-talkie’, will come from the ‘block’ system's light-weight, easily portable television camera. 1952 Time 14 July 22/3 Most startling TV innovation was a portable camera known as the walkie-lookie, or peepie-creepie, with which the enterprising TV reporter could sneak up to Mr. Delegate and catch him yelling his head off. 1976 Science 20 Feb. 730/2 Such a camera, with an FM (frequency modulation) transmitter making it a portable ‘walkie-lookie’, need be no bigger than ordinary photographic cameras. 2003 A. Abramson Hist. Television, 1942–2000 iii. 56/1 The new RCA portable Vidicon camera was used by NBC... Named the ‘Walkie-Lookie,’ it used a C7316 Vidicon tube. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1946
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