back talk

[ bak-tawk ]

noun

rude or disrespectful replies to the requests or directives of an authority figure; sass: That kind of back talk will get her in trouble at school.

verb (used with or without object)back-talk .

to reply to (someone in authority) in a rude or disrespectful manner: They back-talk to their parents and have never really had any discipline. Don't back-talk me, son.

Origin of back talk

First recorded in 1855–60

1	rudeness, insolence, impertinence, cheek

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