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back talk
[ bak tawk ]
noun
- rude or disrespectful replies to the requests or directives of an authority figure; sass:
That kind of back talk will get her in trouble at school.
Synonyms: cheek, impertinence, insolence
verb (used with or without object)
- to reply to (someone in authority) in a rude or disrespectful manner:
They back-talk to their parents and have never really had any discipline.
Don't back-talk me, son.
Word History and Origins
Origin of back talk1
Example Sentences
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United won a hat trick of monthly Premier League awards on Friday to push back talk of a crisis for manager Erik ten Hag.
Germany's economy, Europe's largest, also saw dramatic falls in May, with the index on the current situation dipping to -9.0 from -2.3 in April, bringing back talk about a recession.
Her father, a Greek immigrant, didn’t tolerate back talk.
“Traders are bringing back talk of a ‘soft landing,’ which could support risk equities,” Anderson Alves of ActivTrades said in a report.
Guess he wasn't used to getting back talk.
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