Plowtalk = speak over someone for the duration they are speaking

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Hello all users!

In the heading, I have placed the definition of the verb "plowtalk".
What I am interested in is if speak over someone for the duration they are speaking means speak over someone for as long as they are speaking.

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I have never heard of "plowtalk" and I can't find it in any dictionaries. Where did you find it?
 

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I found it by accident on the Internet the other day.
 

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In what context?
 

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There is no context, just definition of "plowtalk".
 

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The spelling (plow) suggests it's Am English. I'd never heard it either. In fact, when I saw the title I assumed it was a typo for pillowtalk. ;-)

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Could you answer my basic question: does speak over someone for the duration they are speaking mean speak over someone for as long as they are speaking?
 

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The Urban Dictionary definition is badly expressed; that sort of illiteracy goes with the territory. If the "word" is ever used, your definition would be better. Although, on reflection, I can't imagine what that sort of talking would involve. When you "talk over" someone, or "shout them down" {those idioms are better}, you talk/shout until they stop (which doesn't take as long as talking for the duration of anything).

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