"trash-talk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trash-talks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} trash-talk (usually uncountable, plural trash-talks)
  1. Insults and disparaging comments directed towards a rival. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-trash-talk-en-noun-vmFYPWO7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: trash talk, trashtalk

Verb

Forms: trash-talks [present, singular, third-person], trash-talking [participle, present], trash-talked [participle, past], trash-talked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} trash-talk (third-person singular simple present trash-talks, present participle trash-talking, simple past and past participle trash-talked)
  1. (intransitive) To insult a rival in a disparaging way. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: talk trash Related terms: sledging
    Sense id: en-trash-talk-en-verb-441r7V7G Disambiguation of Talking: 10 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: trash talk, trashtalk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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