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Back talk   /bæk tɔk/   Listen
Back talk

noun
1.
An impudent or insolent rejoinder.  Synonyms: backtalk, lip, mouth, sass, sassing.






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"Back talk" Quotes from Famous Books



... soldier. He's so gentle with me, Annie, a meek child, like you were. Never any back talk or a harsh word. Whatever wrong he did was forced on him by those working against him. They were all against him. His Mamma-Annie knows. She bore him and I raised him. Fight, Harry! The streak from your father can't keep you down. Show them, Harry, show them. Whatever ...
— Star-Dust • Fannie Hurst



Words linked to "Back talk" :   retort, return, counter, riposte, sassing, replication, comeback, rejoinder



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