Definitions
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- noun US
Verbal impudence orargumentative discourse, given inresponse . - verb To
respond in an aggressivelydisputatious , oftensarcastic or outrightinsolent manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder
Etymologies
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Examples
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The information they offered he called backtalk and developed a variety of corrections (which he recorded in his notebook) to reeducate them.
Beloved Morrison, Toni 1987
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To allow him to backtalk is to teach him that backtalk is a way of coping with bad breaks in life.
Backtalk Audrey Ricker 1995
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Sometimes, however, things children say cause discomfort or sadness but cannot be classified as backtalk.
Backtalk Audrey Ricker 1995
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Sometimes, however, things children say cause discomfort or sadness but cannot be classified as backtalk.
Backtalk Audrey Ricker 1995
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To allow him to backtalk is to teach him that backtalk is a way of coping with bad breaks in life.
Backtalk Audrey Ricker 1995
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To allow him to backtalk is to teach him that backtalk is a way of coping with bad breaks in life.
Backtalk Audrey Ricker 1995
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To allow him to backtalk is to teach him that backtalk is a way of coping with bad breaks in life.
Backtalk Audrey Ricker 1995
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Sometimes, however, things children say cause discomfort or sadness but cannot be classified as backtalk.
Backtalk Audrey Ricker 1995
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Sometimes, however, things children say cause discomfort or sadness but cannot be classified as backtalk.
Backtalk Audrey Ricker 1995
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If you feel that as part of the moral police you need to stand up to their backtalk, that is fine.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ANTHONY E. WOLF 2011
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