to talking trash
3
8.1
- idiom
- /ˈtɔːkɪŋ træʃ/
- Offensive
:
hablar mierda
- After scoring the goal, he started talking trash to the defenders who couldn't stop him.
- just talking trash
I'm there just talking trash baby.
- I'm there just talking trash baby.
- All right, So I make a living talking trash to AT&T;.
- I mean, Connor got a mad talking trash before the fight.
- So we might translate that a little bit more colloquially as talking trash about him.
- Kai's fans coming up talking trash and I'm like, we're posing in the audience and people would, you know, say stuff and I'm like, what happened to your boy?
Examples
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Why the heck is she comfortable talking trash about you with friends?
Blog text (3) -
She was talking trash during the match, trying to rattle the other players.
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All right, So I make a living talking trash to AT&T.
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That's what he gets for talking trash about Michael Jackson when he was alive.
Blog text (3) -
The Oregon League of Awesome is more about talking trash than winning, so since I'm winning games, I felt a need to talk trash.
Blog text (10) -
I have more respect for people who are there for the ups and downs of the team than the nobodies who show up and start talking trash.
Blog text (4) -
With two minutes left in Memphis' 107-97 win over the Thunder, Perkins and Randolph were ejected for talking trash at the free throw line.
Blog text (3) -
Before the game, he was talking trash to his opponent to gain a psychological edge.
Synonyms
95
4.2
To say rude or insulting words to someone to hurt them
70
5.8
To say very bad things about someone or something
62
8.4
To speak rudely to someone to show no respect, often in public
32
4.4
Harsh repeated criticism of a person or their ideas
28
8.3
To speak rudely and loudly to a person in charge
17
7.2
Loud talk that tries to impress but has little real effect
15
7.6
To speak badly about someone behind their backs
7
6.3
Saying things to make someone feel bad or angry
5
7.5
Say insulting, bragging words to make someone angry or nervous
3
8.1
Talking about someone in a way that shows dislike and makes them seem unimportant
2
4.9
Using insulting words to hurt or shame someone instead of discussing the problem
2
7.4
To say bad things about someone or something and call it useless
1
9.9
To say rude, bragging things to impress people or make them angry
1
7.7
To say insulting things about someone to harm their reputation
1
3.5
Talk that shows too much pride about your own achievements or things
1
8.6
Rude talk that you say back to someone
1
8.2
Teasing or insulting someone, often in a friendly way
1
7.2
Say bad things about someone to harm their reputation
Speak badly about someone or something to other people
To say false or exaggerated things to make others believe you
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
Antonyms
How Insulting
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'talk' (to speak) + 'trash' (worthless or offensive speech), so a learner who knows both words can infer 'to speak worthless/insulting remarks' (similar to 'talk rubbish'). This compositional logic is common across languages and in everyday speech, making the expression readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase talking trash may come from the image of someone speaking like they are throwing away rubbish: trash means worthless stuff and talking is saying those words. So, talking trash now means saying 'insulting' or 'boastful' things to make someone angry or nervous.