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Noun: trash talk
Usage: informal
  1. 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"
Verb: trash-talk  'trash,tok
Usage: informal
  1. 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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