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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Roach is this group’s ringleader and the trash talk is all in good fun.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
But as defensive tackle Jarran Reed said Friday, something of that nature was inevitable because of all the trash talk.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 27 July 2025
Anaheim’s leaders, unlike their counterparts in Burbank, didn’t trash talk Disneyland.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
After all, the 23-year-old Fever point guard and 23-year-old Sky forward have drawn in record-breaking crowds since their college days, starting with some viral trash talk during the NCAA championship game between Reese’s LSU Tigers and Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 May 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
But as defensive tackle Jarran Reed said Friday, something of that nature was inevitable because of all the trash talk.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 27 July 2025
Anaheim’s leaders, unlike their counterparts in Burbank, didn’t trash talk Disneyland.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
After all, the 23-year-old Fever point guard and 23-year-old Sky forward have drawn in record-breaking crowds since their college days, starting with some viral trash talk during the NCAA championship game between Reese’s LSU Tigers and Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 May 2025
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“Trash talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20talk. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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