trash talk

American  

[trash tawk] / ˈtræʃ ˌtɔk /

noun

1. disparaging or boastful language.

   Both sides exchanged trash talk throughout the game.

   Trash talk is banned on this forum.

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verb (used with or without object)

1. to use disparaging or boastful language to or about (someone).

   The site was used anonymously by high school bullies to publicly trash-talk, harass, and embarrass their targets.

   Maybe you should stop trash talking and check your facts!

Other Word Forms

• trash-talker noun

Etymology

Origin of trash talk

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Did you hear the trash talk from Cignetti this week?

From Los Angeles Times

Reaves’ and Doncic’s love-hate relationship has spread to the rest of the team, as center Deandre Ayton uses the playful trash talk from his teammates to get him going before games.

From Los Angeles Times

With all the patients save McNabb gone, Shelton and some other hospital staff took up a game of dominoes, the trash talk of the game peppered with bittersweet remembrances of their time working in the creaky old building.

From Los Angeles Times

After the expectation, speculation and trash talk, cricket's oldest rivalry once again delivered.

From BBC

He rejects the modern spectacle of boxing hype and trash talk, instead he advocates for the noble art of self-defence.

From BBC