Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smack talk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: smack- talk
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insulting speech, especially when intended to irritate or annoy someone.

Slang; Uncountable

verb

To talk in an insulting way intended to irritate or annoy someone.

Slang

Example Sentences

"I smartassed and smack-talked half of the interview, but as I relaxed a bit more and genuinely talked with them, a strange thing happened."
"Maybe we’ll playfully 'smack-talk a fellow friend, or commiserate about some schleppy aspect of parenthood."

Usage

Inflected Forms

smack-talk (alternative) smack talks (present, singular) smack talking (participle, present) smack talked (participle, past) smack talked (past)

Questions

What does smack talk mean?: Insulting speech, especially when intended to irritate or annoy someone.

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