backtalk
Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in responseVerbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.
» I don't want to hear any backtalk.
Ich will keine Widerrede hören! — Trinkschokolade
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1 senses(uncountable)Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.
Don't give me any backtalk; just go clean your room.
Widerworte, Widerrede
де́рзкий отве́тdérzkij otvét, ре́зкое возраже́ниеrézkoje vozražénije, препира́тельствоprepirátelʹstvo
- an impudent or insolent rejoinder
Examples
2 sentencesI don't want to hear any backtalk.
deIch will keine Widerrede hören! — Trinkschokolade
Sami was backtalking his manager.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From back + talk.From back + talk.
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Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.