Back-chat

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of backchat. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "' […] Be firm with him; tell him you have already chosen a bride. He won't dare give you back-chat.' Mother talked to Ramu in Tamil."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of backchat. alt-of, alternative

    "Most church women I know still go visiting, may "back-chat" their male partner, and may not be "quiet" at all."

Synonyms

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acknowledgmentanswer backantiphonback talkbacktalkbacktalk

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"Most church women I know still go visiting, may "back-chat" their male partner, and may not be "quiet" at all."

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