Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shit talking

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: shit talk-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

speaking deprecatively about another person, especially behind that person's back

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of shit talk

Etymology

A substantivization of the present participle of the phrasal verb shit talk.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

shit-talking (alternative)

Questions

What does shit talking mean?: speaking deprecatively about another person, especially behind that person's back
Where does shit talking come from?: A substantivization of the present participle of the phrasal verb shit talk.

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