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In terms of video games, to telegraph is to give advance notice of. A good example is Punch Out. Most fighters do a small animation that shows they are about to attack.
Piston Honda telegraphs his punches by wiggling his eye brows.
telegraph by Rok Bloom July 22, 2008
to signal one's actions or intentions, especially unintentionally
This is one guy who never telegraphs his moves.

telegraphed his punches 

almost like winding up for your punch or cocking your arm back; it is a little reflex that shows you are going to punch before you do it. Experienced fighters are usually better at hiding how they are coming at you or not at all. Sometimes if you are quick enough it doesn't matter.
silvers Author | 2007-05-06 22:18:30

street fighter didn't have shit. there was no art in his technique. he telegraphed his punches like a bitch and because of this he was easy to read. mma guy waits for him to swing, knows where the kids head is and bang, bang, bang. socked him with the left like 3 times in a row near the end with that shit

stolen from -(a fighting tips website)

Coconut Telegraph 

The Coconut Telegraph is the Tropic's version of The Grapevine. Think of it like two halved coconut shells connected by a string.
You can hear it on the Coconut Telegraph, all dee iland gossip, who did dis and dat.

bush telegraph 

An Australian term for information being spread by word of mouth. (A bit like "heard it on the grapevine).
OMG, I can not believe what I heard about Ross on the bush telegraph.
bush telegraph by SAB Aussie October 9, 2010
A feeling of immense pleasure with a girl with indirect contact
OOh......we telegraphed on the phone yesterday..........felt sooo great!
telegraph by Piranha October 25, 2004
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