talk trash

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talk trash

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Phrasal verb from talk (“to speak of, to discuss”) + trash (“a worthless assertion for being untrue”).

verb talks trash · talking trash · talked trash

idiomatic, slang To untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia.
Similar: slander, talk shit, trash-talk, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel, besmirch, besmear, bewray
idiomatic, slang To speak boastfully or tauntingly about oneself in contrast with another person or other people. "If there's one Celtic that tries to talk smack to me, it will be Paul (Pierce)," Kobe reported. "We're similar in age, have been through some of the same things, so he feels like he can try. But he's not as good at it as I am. I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular." [...] "(
Similar: brag, talk smack

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@misc{talk_trash_2026,
  title = {talk trash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talk%20trash},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}