"backtalk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bæk.tɔːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bæk.tɔk/ [US]
Etymology: From back + talk. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|talk}} back + talk Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} backtalk (uncountable)
  1. (US) Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms (verbal impudence or argument): backchat [UK], derision, lip, cheek, sass, rebuttal Related terms: backchat [UK], talkback [noun], talk back [verb] Translations (verbal impudence or argument): дързък отговор (dǎrzǎk otgovor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), остроумно възраже́ние (ostroumno vǎzražénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 駁嘴 (Chinese Cantonese), 驳嘴 (bok³ zeoi²) (Chinese Cantonese), tegenspraak (Dutch), kontraŭparolo (Esperanto), suunsoitto (Finnish), contradiction [feminine] (French), protestation [feminine] (French), réponse [feminine] (French), Widerworte [neuter, plural] (German), gearr-aighneas [masculine] (Irish), gearrchaint [feminine] (Irish), seanchaint [feminine] (Irish), aibéil chainte [feminine] (Irish), де́рзкий отве́т (dérzkij otvét) [masculine] (Russian), ре́зкое возраже́ние (rézkoje vozražénije) [neuter] (Russian), препира́тельство (prepirátelʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), пререка́ния (prerekánija) [neuter, plural] (Russian)
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Verb

IPA: /bæk.tɔːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bæk.tɔk/ [US] Forms: backtalks [present, singular, third-person], backtalking [participle, present], backtalked [participle, past], backtalked [past]
Etymology: From back + talk. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|talk}} back + talk Head templates: {{en-verb}} backtalk (third-person singular simple present backtalks, present participle backtalking, simple past and past participle backtalked)
  1. (transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner. Tags: transitive Synonyms: backchat [UK], mouth off, sass, talk back Derived forms: backtalker Translations (disputatively or sarcastically respond): tegenspreken (Dutch), kontraŭdiri (Esperanto), protesti (Esperanto), soittaa suutaan (Finnish), contredire (French), protester (French), répondre (French), toi (Maori), toitoi (Maori), kutipakuy (Quechua), пререка́ться (prerekátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), препира́ться (prepirátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-backtalk-en-verb-3TirtpmI

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "word": "駁嘴"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "bok³ zeoi²",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "word": "驳嘴"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "word": "tegenspraak"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "word": "kontraŭparolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "word": "suunsoitto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "contradiction"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "protestation"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "réponse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Widerworte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gearr-aighneas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gearrchaint"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seanchaint"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aibéil chainte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dérzkij otvét",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "де́рзкий отве́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rézkoje vozražénije",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ре́зкое возраже́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prepirátelʹstvo",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "препира́тельство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prerekánija",
      "sense": "verbal impudence or argument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "пререка́ния"
    }
  ],
  "word": "backtalk"
}

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    "Terms with Irish translations",
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    {
      "word": "backtalker"
    }
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      "form": "backtalks",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "backtalking",
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        "participle",
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      "form": "backtalked",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "backtalked",
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        "past"
      ]
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  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Peter was sent to detention for backtalking the teacher.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner."
      ],
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          "respond",
          "respond"
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        [
          "disputatious",
          "disputatious"
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          "sarcastic",
          "sarcastic"
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        [
          "insolent",
          "insolent"
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        "(transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner."
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    {
      "ipa": "/bæk.tɔːk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bæk.tɔk/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "backchat"
    },
    {
      "word": "mouth off"
    },
    {
      "word": "sass"
    },
    {
      "word": "talk back"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "word": "tegenspreken"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "word": "kontraŭdiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "word": "protesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "word": "soittaa suutaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "word": "contredire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "word": "protester"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "word": "répondre"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "word": "toi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "word": "toitoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "word": "kutipakuy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prerekátʹsja",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пререка́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prepirátʹsja",
      "sense": "disputatively or sarcastically respond",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "препира́ться"
    }
  ],
  "word": "backtalk"
}

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