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1
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
- there'll be no backchat from you, young lady
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2
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
- bored with the usual backchat with which people whiled away the lunch hour
Synonyms for backchat
- cackle,
- causerie,
- chat,
- chatter,
- chin music,
- chin-wag
- [slang],
- chitchat,
- confab,
- confabulation,
- gab,
- gabfest,
- gossip,
- jangle,
- jaw,
- natter
- [chiefly British],
- palaver,
- patter,
- rap,
- schmooze,
- small talk,
- table talk,
- talk,
- tête-à-tête
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3
good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks
- outsiders sometimes mistook their constant backchat for spiteful bickering
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“Backchat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backchat. Accessed 6 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of backchat was in 1894
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