backchat

noun

back·​chat ˈbak-ˌchat How to pronounce backchat (audio)
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2
: gossipy or bantering conversation

Examples of backchat in a Sentence

Don't give me any backchat! there'll be no backchat from you, young lady
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Written in the most glorious prose, its beat and buoyancy is delivered by Dominic Hoffman, a master at capturing the rhythm of backchat and in rendering Brooklynese, Southern and Spanish speech. Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of backchat was in 1894

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“Backchat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backchat. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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