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trash-talking
[ trash-taw-king ]
noun
- 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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of trash-talking1
Example Sentences
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.
In Los Angeles, Jamie Lopez said her husband’s “crazy” Dodgers-supporting family has been trash-talking her for being a Yankees fan.
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.
Which just goes to show, the stereotypes and trash-talking run both ways.
Eventually, Westbrook and Washington, who got into a trash-talking situation with Terance Mann, were given technical fouls and ejected .
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