backchat
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈbækˌtʃæt/
- Offensive
:
contestación impertinente
Examples
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Turn to the inside back cover for this week's Backchat L: Readers' Views
Academic text (2009) -
Your colorful interventions are the cause of a lot of industry backchat this firm could do without.
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Besides, I don't think our agreement includes a backchat clause.
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You're neat, you're clean, and when you're around, a man gets no backchat.
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After a few minutes' worth of backchat, it emerged that the dog was in the hall by virtue of Order No. 140, but as the order was classified, these justifications would not be announced.
Blog text (5) -
The teacher quickly reminded the students that backchat would not be tolerated in class.
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After a bit of backchat, he finally agreed to follow the rules.
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She couldn't help but laugh at his cheeky backchat during the meeting.
Synonyms
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4.1
Friendly, playful talk that teases people lightly
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7.2
Rude replies people give to someone in charge
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7.4
A short mocking remark meant to hurt or annoy someone
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2.8
Light joking talk that makes people laugh and feel welcome
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9.9
Light playful talk that people use to make each other laugh
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8.8
Light teasing that is friendly and not meant to hurt
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4.6
A short teasing remark that makes someone laugh without hurting them
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3.6
A fast, clever reply to a remark or insult
A bold, slightly rude comment that makes people laugh
A quick, funny talk where people tease each other playfully
Light joking talk between people to make each other laugh
A joke people who know each other well say to tease without meaning harm
A reply that is rude on purpose and meant to upset someone
Antonyms
How Cheeky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backchat comes from the two simple parts back and chat, where back is 'in return' and chat is 'talk', so it originally meant 'talking back'. So, backchat now means a cheeky or disrespectful reply.