trash talk
noun
: disparaging, taunting, or boastful comments especially between opponents trying to intimidate each other
Examples of trash talk in a Sentence
He had to listen to a lot of trash talk from the other players.
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As teased by a first look clip, this twist will give way to season-long feuds, shocking betrayals, and plenty of trash talk.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Throughout the game, Durant was involved in some playful trash talk with his former teammates with both sides smiling at everything that was said.
—Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026
The quarterback himself engaged in a bit of trash talk with an opponent during their win over the Lions.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Life was a much better place when Shannon Sharpe was making Derrick Thomas lose his mind over his strategic trash talk.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
Throughout the game, Durant was involved in some playful trash talk with his former teammates with both sides smiling at everything that was said.
—Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026
The quarterback himself engaged in a bit of trash talk with an opponent during their win over the Lions.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Life was a much better place when Shannon Sharpe was making Derrick Thomas lose his mind over his strategic trash talk.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trash talk
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“Trash talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20talk. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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