English

Noun

backchat ‎(plural backchats)

1. (Britain) Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism.
   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 6,

     Old Pete would have had some smart gay backchat to deal with an awkward moment like this.

Translations

Synonyms

• backtalk (US)

Verb

backchat ‎(third-person singular simple present backchats, present participle backchatting, simple past and past participle backchatted)

1. To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.

   Peter was sent to detention for backchatting the teacher.

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Synonyms

• (disputatively or sarcastically respond): mouth off, sass