trash talk
noun
: disparaging, taunting, or boastful comments especially between opponents trying to intimidate each other
Examples of trash talk in a Sentence
He had to listen to a lot of trash talk from the other players.
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As the trash talk escalated, Norberg attacked one of the 11-year-olds, putting him in a chokehold, the outlet reported.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
This, apparently, is what passes for trash talk in hockey, a sport where everyone seems to like each other.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Verse also had a stellar playoff campaign, recovering a fumble against the Minnesota Vikings in the wild card round and following up some trash talk against Eagles fans with two sacks and four solo tackles in the divisional round defeat in Philadelphia.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Davies said Fox is currently testing and training machine-learning models that could identify certain triggers—a hit, a kick, some trash talk—and enhance those sounds or dump certain bits of audio without cutting out a feed entirely.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
This, apparently, is what passes for trash talk in hockey, a sport where everyone seems to like each other.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Verse also had a stellar playoff campaign, recovering a fumble against the Minnesota Vikings in the wild card round and following up some trash talk against Eagles fans with two sacks and four solo tackles in the divisional round defeat in Philadelphia.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Davies said Fox is currently testing and training machine-learning models that could identify certain triggers—a hit, a kick, some trash talk—and enhance those sounds or dump certain bits of audio without cutting out a feed entirely.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trash talk
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“Trash talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20talk. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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