trash-talk

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trash-talk

noun trash-talks · trash talk · trashtalk

informal, uncountable, usually Insults and disparaging comments directed towards a rival.
Similar: trash talking

verb trash-talks · trash-talking · trash-talked · trash talk · trashtalk

informal, transitive To insult a rival in a disparaging way. Paret trash-talked Griffith. Paret called him queer.
Similar: talk shit, talk trash, talk shite, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel, besmirch, besmear, bewray

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@misc{trash_talk_2026,
  title = {trash-talk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trash-talk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}