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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The balance between trash talk and real threats has helped harbor Lamar and Drake’s mutual disdain within the realm of entertainment, instead of something more sinister.
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Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
But a pitching staff has a specific identity, and the Orioles’ is built on trash talk.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2024
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Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
But a pitching staff has a specific identity, and the Orioles’ is built on trash talk.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Trash talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20talk. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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