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trash-talking

or trash talk·ing

[ trash-taw-king ]

noun

  1. the act of using disparaging or boastful language, especially to demoralize or intimidate opponents:

    Taunting, trash-talking, gloating, and cheap shots have become all too common in sports.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of trash-talking1

An Americanism dating back to 1985–90
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Despite admitting he felt "anxious", he hoped his experiences of college tennis - all noise, trash-talking and team bonding - would stand him in good stead.

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In Los Angeles, Jamie Lopez said her husband’s “crazy” Dodgers-supporting family has been trash-talking her for being a Yankees fan.

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Does Reese’s embrace of trash-talking make her less of a role model? — underline the different standards facing top female athletes, particularly those of color, compared with their male counterparts.

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Which just goes to show, the stereotypes and trash-talking run both ways.

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Eventually, Westbrook and Washington, who got into a trash-talking situation with Terance Mann, were given technical fouls and ejected .

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