Pronunciation: /bæk tɔːk/
noun a disrespectful or defiant reply or response
A1 My mom doesn't like it when I give her back talk.
A2 The teacher scolded the student for his back talk in class.
B1 Parents should address back talk from their children early on.
B2 The manager had to deal with an employee's back talk during the meeting.
C1 The politician faced criticism for his back talk during the debate.
C2 The CEO does not tolerate any back talk from the employees in the company.
verb to speak rudely or defiantly in reply
A1 She always gets in trouble for back talking to her parents.
A2 The student was reprimanded for back talking the teacher.
B1 It is important to teach children not to back talk authority figures.
B2 The employee was warned about back talking to their supervisor.
C1 The politician received backlash for back talking to the media.
C2 The athlete's career was jeopardized by back talking to the team coach.
formal The teacher reprimanded the student for their disrespectful back talk.
informal Don't give me any back talk, just do as you're told.
slang Quit the back talk and just listen up, okay?
figurative His constant back talk was like a barrier to effective communication.
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