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talk back

verb

Definitions

  1. To reply impertinently or rudely

    To reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner.

    • Jane talked back a little too often.
    • Jane talked back to most of her teachers.
    • And all over Hollywood, suits are licking their chops at the prospect of more malleable actors. “She’s not going to talk back,” one top talent wrangler told me dryly.

  2. To return disrespect.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA