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smack-talk \ ˈsmak-ˌtȯk 
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Recent Examples on the Web There hasn't been a lot of smack talk on the podium at the Yum Center.
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Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, "Duke's stunning loss puts Louisville in pole position to take No. 1 ranking," 27 Nov. 2019 There’s always some annoyance and some pestering and some smack talk.
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Dan Snierson, EW.com, "Vince Gilligan breaks down El Camino — and how he decided which Breaking Bad characters to revive," 15 Oct. 2019 That’s exactly why Murray has not taken issue with all that Hernangomez smack talk.
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Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, "Juancho Hernangomez’s confidence soaring in pursuit of featured Nuggets role," 11 Oct. 2019 The buzz: Plenty of smack talk these days between new Maryland coach Mike Locksley and Michigan offensive coordinator Josh Gattis, both of whom coached at Alabama last season.
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Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan Wolverines football 2019 game-by-game predictions," 25 Aug. 2019 Since then, Africans from nearly all Jollof-eating countries have chimed in to compare their version of Jollof, with the most intense smack talk happening between Nigerians and Ghanaians.
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Haleluya Hadero, Quartz Africa, "How Jollof rice became West Africa’s iconic dish and a point of banter between Africans," 23 Aug. 2019 More than just smack talk: 'Overwatch,' 'League of Legends' among games players report threats, hate speech, ADL says
The team also has nutritional guidelines that promote health and facilitate longer play sessions.
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Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, "Esports injuries real for pros and at-home gamer, from finger sprains to collapsed lungs," 11 June 2019 Curry and Drake had a brief friendly exchange during the game, and Drake clearly picked some lint from a towel out of Curry’s hair Moments later, the rapper was smack talking to Golden State forward Draymond Green who walked near Drake.
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Terry Collins, Fortune, "The Drake Effect: Brilliant Brand Ambassador or Annoying NBA Superfan?," 5 June 2019 Golovkin had a response for De La Hoya's smack talk though and also pushed back on the idea of fighting in Las Vegas once more after the first two fights took place at T-Mobile Arena.
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Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, "Gennadiy Golovkin 'Ready' for Canelo Alvarez, Responds to Oscar De La Hoya," 9 June 2019
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