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All backtalk synonyms

back talk
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noun backtalk

  • lip — either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
  • sass — impudent or disrespectful back talk: Both parents refuse to take any sass from their kids.

verb backtalk

  • bollix — to make a muddle of; bungle; botch
  • snafued — a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount. Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up. Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
  • counterwork — work done in opposition to other work
  • ward off — a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
  • cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
  • fly in the face of — to move through the air using wings.
  • play off — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • counter — In a place such as a shop or café, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
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