Noun: trash talk
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Insulting or boastful speech intended to demoralize, intimidate, or humiliate someone, especially a sporting opponent or in online gaming
"The boxer's trash talk before the match was meant to psyche out his rival"
Usage: informal
- Engage in insulting or boastful speech to demoralize, intimidate, or humiliate someone, especially a sporting opponent or in online gaming
"He trash-talked throughout the game, trying to get under his opponents' skin"
Derived forms: trash-talking, trash-talked, trash-talks, trash talks
Encyclopedia: Trash talk
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