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backchat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbæk.t͡ʃæt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From back + chat.

Meanings

1. (UK, countable, uncountable) Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism.
   • Old Pete would have had some smart gay backchat to deal with an awkward moment like this. 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 6, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
back-chat		alternative	lexicographic
back chat		alternative	lexicographic
backchats	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

backtalk

backchat en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈbæk.t͡ʃæt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From back + chat.

Meanings

1. To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.
   • Peter was sent to detention for backchatting the teacher.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
back-chat		alternative	lexicographic
back chat		alternative	lexicographic
backchatted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
backchatted	Tense=Past		lexicographic
backchatting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
backchats	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Synonyms

sass (disputatively or sarcastically respond) · mouth off (disputatively or sarcastically respond) · answer back (disputatively or sarcastically respond)