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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Clark and Collier exchanged some lighthearted trash talk.
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Bob Harkins, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Along with those videos of Clark getting mauled on the court, there are popular online clips decoding her trash talk.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
There’s never anything malicious about the trash talk.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
But some coaches still feel conference officials handle judgment calls differently, such as trash talk on the field.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Bob Harkins, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Along with those videos of Clark getting mauled on the court, there are popular online clips decoding her trash talk.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
There’s never anything malicious about the trash talk.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
But some coaches still feel conference officials handle judgment calls differently, such as trash talk on the field.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 June 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 15 Jul. 2025.
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