trash talk
noun
: disparaging, taunting, or boastful comments especially between opponents trying to intimidate each other
Examples of trash talk in a Sentence
He had to listen to a lot of trash talk from the other players.
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Auburn entered the game with a ton of confidence, thanks to a combination of its own win over Texas A&M and Alabama’s loss to Oklahoma last weekend, then evidenced by the Tigers’ trash talk to start this week.
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Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
But Vance soon followed this criticism with a bit of his own trash talk.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
And there has been some good-natured trash talk from Sabb about his former team beating Alabama and Washington a season ago.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Covington has been tough to pin down, but the hype and trash talk leading up to this fight would approach legendary levels of pettiness.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
But Vance soon followed this criticism with a bit of his own trash talk.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
And there has been some good-natured trash talk from Sabb about his former team beating Alabama and Washington a season ago.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Covington has been tough to pin down, but the hype and trash talk leading up to this fight would approach legendary levels of pettiness.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Trash talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20talk. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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