(In news broadcasting) informal or light-hearted conversation, commentary, or bantering by presenters, especially between the reporting of individual news items.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The New York Magazine.
Definition of happy talk in US English:
happy talk
noun
(In news broadcasting) informal or light-hearted conversation, commentary, or bantering by presenters, especially between the reporting of individual news items.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The New York Magazine.