answer back
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answer back
verb answers back · answering back · answered back
- To reply impertinently to (someone); to talk back. I'll thank you not to answer back like that! Where are your manners?
- To reply to a question from (someone) at a later time. Please answer me back before the end of the week.
- To match an opponent’s recent scoring effort.
- To issue echo characters, protocol responses, reflexive connection requests, etc.
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Talk about this word "answer back." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/answer%20back. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. answer back. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/answer%20back "answer back." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/answer%20back.
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@misc{answer_back_2026,
title = {answer back},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/answer%20back},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
