Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. UK Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism.
- v. To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.
WordNet 3.0
- n. light teasing repartee
Examples
“These same Kaffirs did their work with amazing alacrity, and looked as if they enjoyed it; there was no "backchat" when an order was given -- usually by friend”
“We can scarcely imagine Simon Cowell and the good people at Syco Records tolerating this kind of backchat from Leona Lewis.”
“There is no backchat from him, no histrionics; merely hard-but-fair industry and sportsmanship.”
The Guardian: Tottenham's unbeaten run fuelled by confidence, says Scott Parker
“I am thinking those tails would be quite useful for the occasional well earned smack across the face when some lazy arse gives you backchat about doing the dishes ‘later’.”
“It was only partly successful: the backchat was never entirely stilled.”
“There was a little backchat then, that I didn't understand; in a few minutes he hung up the receiver and came over to me by the fire.”
“You can get all of the links and background information on them here, as well as the audio, video and text transcripts of the discussion, and even the inworld backchat.”
“How was this experience different from designing in Real Life, other than taking backchats into consideration although nowadays twitter IS the equivalent of backchat in Real Life?”
“The fun thing about the closing plenary was how we saw a new form of political media right there in action, as the backchat frequently overwhelmed what you might call the frontchat.”
Micah Sifry: "Giving Sex to Children"? A Taste of the Future
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backache to backyard
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Front and Back
backchat, backbone, backpack, backhoe, backfire, backhanded, breakfront, beachfront, drawback, effrontery, frontier, switchback and 196 more...
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girt by sea
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faraway noun, colloquial. 'impertinent talk; answering back' - Macquarie dictionary Sep 14, 2007