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{
"tags": [
"UK"
],
"word": "backchat"
},
{
"word": "mouth off"
},
{
"word": "sass"
},
{
"word": "talk back"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"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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