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smack talk en · NOUN

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Meanings

  1. (slang, uncountable) Insulting speech, especially when intended to irritate or annoy someone.

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smack talk en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  1. (slang) To talk in an insulting way intended to irritate or annoy someone.
    • I smartassed and smack-talked half of the interview, but as I relaxed a bit more and genuinely talked with them, a strange thing happened. 2012, Storm Large, Crazy Enough: A Memoir:
    • Maybe we’ll playfully 'smack-talk a fellow friend, or commiserate about some schleppy aspect of parenthood. 2025 May 25, Sam Graham-Felsen, “Where Have All My Deep Male Friendships Gone?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 May 2025:

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smack talks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic