trash-talker

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Noun
  • Healey made her earlier comments in response to a pro-Palestinian heckler who accused Israel of genocide in Gaza.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
  • Unfortunately for him, the alligators are back in this film, too, and Happy gets the last laugh when the beasts kill Eminem's heckler on the course.
    Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Chicago Cubs outfielder Hack Wilson, irked at the bench jockeying by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ray Kolp, jumped into the Cincinnati dugout, seeking to punch his tormentor.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
  • No other cast is listed, but the show’s 2014 iteration was loaded with guest stars, including Seth Rogen (as himself, playing Valerie’s former tormentor, Paulie G.) and Malin Åkerman, appearing as her character from Season 1.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • In 1982’s hit action comedy 48 Hours, a young Eddie Murphy plays a wiseacre criminal on parole in order to help a veteran cop, played by Nick Nolte, solve a case.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Similarly, the Pink Ladies, a popular clique headed by Rizzo (Stockard Channing), deliver their wiseacre lines with a fair dose of irony.
    Vogue, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The emotional reunion is the culmination of months of storyline teases.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Hours before his part was announced, the musician shared a tease of the news in an Instagram Story video.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
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