trash-talking

trash-talking or trash talk [trash-taw-king or trash-tawk] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. disparaging or boastful language used especially to demoralize or intimidate opponents: trash-talking in the locker room.

Origin of trash-talking An Americanism dating back to 1985–90 trash-talk [trash-tawk] verb (used without object)

1. to use disparaging or boastful language.

Related formstrash-talk·er, noun Examples from the Web for trash-talking Contemporary Examples of trash-talking

Hands on buzzers: One’s a trash-talking thug trying to stay one step ahead of the law.

Who (Allegedly) Said It?

Benjamin Sarlin

December 9, 2008