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back talk
noun
: rude speech in reply to someone who should be spoken to with respect
Full Definition of BACK TALK
: impudent, insolent, or argumentative replies
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First Known Use of BACK TALK
1858
Rhymes with BACK TALK
Bartók, Black Hawk, bemock, boardwalk, cakewalk, catwalk, cornstalk, cross talk, crosswalk, duckwalk, eyestalk, fast-talk, fish hawk, French chalk, goshawk, Gottschalk, jaywalk, langue d'oc, Languedoc, leafstalk, marsh hawk, moonwalk, nighthawk, Norfolk, Norwalk, pep talk, racewalk, ropewalk, shoptalk, sidewalk, skywalk, sleepwalk, small talk, space walk, sweet-talk, trash talk
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