Backtalk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an impudent or insolent rejoinder

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɐnˌeɪdiənᵻzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪsaɪkˈaɪətɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪsaɪkˈaɪətɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /kɐnˌeɪdiənᵻzˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

don't give me any of your sass

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lip mouth sass back talk sassing

Parts of Speech

noun	an impudent or insolent rejoinder “don't give me any of your sass”

Word Forms

sassy	adjective	improperly forward or bold
sass	verb	answer back in an impudent or insolent manner
mouth	verb	articulate silently; form words with the lips only

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Widerrede

eine unverschämte oder unverschämte Gegenerwiderung

🇪🇸Spanish

impertinencia

una réplica descarada o insolente

🇮🇹Italian

risposta

una risposta impudente o insolente

🇳🇱Dutch

tegenspraak

een onbeschaamde of onbeschaamde repliek

🇵🇹Portuguese

conversa fiada

uma réplica atrevida ou insolente

🇷🇺Russian

перебранка

дерзкий или наглый ответ

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पलटवार

एक ढीठ या ढीठ प्रत्युत्तर

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাকটাক

একটি নির্বোধ বা ঔদ্ধত্যপূর্ণ জবাব

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

ஒரு துடுக்குத்தனமான அல்லது இழிவான மறுமொழி

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్యాక్ టాక్

అవమానకరమైన లేదా అవమానకరమైన రిజైండర్

🇮🇳Marathi

बॅक टॉक

एक असभ्य किंवा उद्धट प्रतिवाद

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેકટોક

એક ઉદ્ધત અથવા ઉદ્ધત જવાબ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ಟಾಕ್

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ಲಜ್ಜ ಅಥವಾ ಅಹಂಕಾರಿ ಮರುಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാക്ക് ടോക്ക്

ധിക്കാരപരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ധിക്കാരപരമായ ഒരു പ്രതികരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਕਟਾਕ

ਇੱਕ ਬੇਵਕੂਫ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਰਹਿਮ ਜਵਾਬ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیک ٹاک

ایک گستاخ یا گستاخانہ جواب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

顶嘴

无礼或无礼的反驳

🇯🇵Japanese

相槌

生意気または不遜な反論者

🇰🇷Korean

말대꾸

뻔뻔스럽거나 무례한 반박

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói ngược lại

một lời đáp lại trơ tráo hoặc xấc xược

🇹🇭Thai

พูดลับๆ

การตอบโต้อย่างหยิ่งยโสหรืออวดดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembicaraan belakang

jawaban yang kurang ajar atau kurang ajar

🇲🇾Malay

cakap belakang

balas yang kurang ajar atau kurang ajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحديث الخلفي

رد وقح أو وقح

🇮🇷Persian

پس گفتن

پاسخی گستاخانه یا گستاخ

🇹🇷Turkish

arkadan konuşma

küstahça veya küstahça bir cevap

🇮🇱Hebrew

דיבור חוזר

תשובה חצופה או חוצפה

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