trash-talk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trash tawk]
- /træʃ tɔk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trash tawk]
- /træʃ tɔk/

Definitions of trash-talk word

verb without object trash-talk to use disparaging or boastful language. 1
noun trash-talk disparaging or boastful language used especially to demoralize or intimidate opponents: trash-talking in the locker room. 1

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Origin of trash-talk

First appearance:

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1985-90

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Parts of speech for Trash-talk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Trash-talk

trash-talk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.