backchat

[ bak-chat ]

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nounInformal.

repartee.
back talk.

Origin of backchat

First recorded in 1895–1900; back² + chat

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British Dictionary definitions for backchat

backchat

/ (ˈbækˌtʃæt) /

noun

informal the act of answering back, esp impudently

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