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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Former Australian swimmer Cate Campbell, who failed to qualify for the Paris Games, sparked the latest back-and-forth trash talk prior to the Olympics.
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Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2024
For athletes like King, the trash talk and ribbing only help to push her further in the pool.
—Alice Park/paris, TIME, 27 July 2024
Now destined to match up against each other at some point in 2024-25, Finney-Smith said his session with Bridges in Dallas spawned a little trash talk.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 July 2024
Opening up the app, checking that day’s probable pitchers for favorable streaming matchups, and settling on the optimal lineup to beat the pants off of your buddy’s team, all in pursuit of that glorious moment of trash talk in the group text thread.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
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Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2024
For athletes like King, the trash talk and ribbing only help to push her further in the pool.
—Alice Park/paris, TIME, 27 July 2024
Now destined to match up against each other at some point in 2024-25, Finney-Smith said his session with Bridges in Dallas spawned a little trash talk.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 July 2024
Opening up the app, checking that day’s probable pitchers for favorable streaming matchups, and settling on the optimal lineup to beat the pants off of your buddy’s team, all in pursuit of that glorious moment of trash talk in the group text thread.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
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“Trash talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20talk. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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