trash talk

noun

: disparaging, taunting, or boastful comments especially between opponents trying to intimidate each other

trash-talk

ˈtrash-ˌtȯk 

verb

trash-talker

ˈtrash-ˌtȯ-kər 

noun

Examples of trash talk in a Sentence

He had to listen to a lot of trash talk from the other players.

Recent Examples on the Web

The redshirt senior is infamous for her on-court trash talk among the Huskies’ practice players, but Bueckers rarely let that side of herself show during the regular season. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025

Undermining tactics include slash service quality; not exploring policy options that would make the system work better; drain the system of revenue, and, yes, trash talk it. —Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025

The slick shooting, killer instinct, and trash talk combined to create the greatest scorer in WNBA history. —Zach Harper, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025

After trading barbs and trash talk for months, Lyles and Hill announced their intention to run against each other for real earlier this month. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trash talk

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• catwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• feedstock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk