I don't want to hear any backtalk.
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Backtalk
//ˈbæk.tɔːk//
Synonyms for "backtalk" (15 found)
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31 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- дързък отговор noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- остроумно възраже́ние noun (verbal impudence or argument)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 駁嘴 /驳嘴 noun (verbal impudence or argument)
Dutch
2 entries- tegenspraak noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- tegenspreken verb (disputatively or sarcastically respond)
Esperanto
3 entries- kontraŭparolo noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- kontraŭdiri verb (disputatively or sarcastically respond)
- protesti verb (disputatively or sarcastically respond)
Finnish
2 entries- suunsoitto noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- soittaa suutaan verb (disputatively or sarcastically respond)
French
4 entries- contradiction noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- protestation noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- réponse noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- contredire verb (disputatively or sarcastically respond)
German
2 entries- Widerrede noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- Widerworte noun (verbal impudence or argument)
Irish
4 entries- aibéil chainte noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- gearr-aighneas noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- gearrchaint noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- seanchaint noun (verbal impudence or argument)
Māori
2 entries- toi verb (disputatively or sarcastically respond)
- toitoi verb (disputatively or sarcastically respond)
Quechua
1 entries- kutipakuy verb (disputatively or sarcastically respond)
Russian
4 entries- де́рзкий отве́т noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- препира́тельство noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- пререка́ния noun (verbal impudence or argument)
- ре́зкое возраже́ние noun (verbal impudence or argument)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Don't give me any backtalk; just go clean your room.
Source: wiktionary
He scratched his head. "Well, damn me," said he. "I never thought I would take orders from a Chink, but he says 'hist!' and by crums you've got to hist and no back talk either."
Source: wiktionary
"Squalled at me that she owned the business and that she wouldn't take any back talk from me and that the piece wasn't for sale. What could I do?"
Source: wiktionary
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