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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There’s usually not even time for trash talk between opponents; that has to wait for the inevitable post-whistle skirmish.
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Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Clapp, a journalist based in Greece, aspires to fluency in this and other forms of trash talk.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Johnson began with some polite trash talk against the Captain America actor.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Like Rivers, Nix’s trash talk is environmentally friendly.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Clapp, a journalist based in Greece, aspires to fluency in this and other forms of trash talk.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Johnson began with some polite trash talk against the Captain America actor.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Like Rivers, Nix’s trash talk is environmentally friendly.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Trash talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20talk. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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