Dictionary
talking head
noun
: a person who gives information or opinions on a television show and whose head and shoulders are shown on the television screen
Full Definition of TALKING HEAD
: the televised head and shoulders shot of a person talking; also : a television personality who appears in such shots
See talking head defined for English-language learners
ADVERTISEMENT
First Known Use of TALKING HEAD
1968
Rhymes with TALKING HEAD
acidhead, aforesaid, arrowhead, barrelhead, bubblehead, bufflehead, butterhead, chowderhead, chucklehead, colorbred, copperhead, Diamond Head, dragonhead, dunderhead, featherbed, featherhead, fiddlehead, figurehead, fountainhead, get ahead, gingerbread, go-ahead, hammerhead, head-to-head, Holinshed, infrared, Java Head, knucklehead, letterhead, Lizard Head, loggerhead, lowlihead, maidenhead, Marblehead, metalhead, newlywed, overhead, overspread, pinniped, pointy-head, poppyhead, quadruped, riverbed, running head, saddlebred, Saint John's bread, Samoyed, scratch one's head, showerhead, sleepyhead, slugabed, soda bread, standardbred, straight-ahead, thoroughbred, thunderhead, timberhead, turn one's head, turtlehead, underbred, watershed, woodenhead
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: talking machinePrevious Word in the Dictionary: talking filmAll Words Near: talking head
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up talking head? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).