backtalk
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
backtalk (uncountable)
- (US) Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.
- Don't give me any backtalk; just go clean your room.
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Related terms[edit]
- backchat (UK)
Translations[edit]
verbal impudence or argument
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Verb[edit]
backtalk (third-person singular simple present backtalks, present participle backtalking, simple past and past participle backtalked)
- (transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner.
- Peter was sent to detention for backtalking the teacher.
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Translations[edit]
disputatively or sarcastically respond
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