Usually means: Disrespectful or impudent response; insolence.
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  1. back talk: Merriam-Webster
  2. back talk: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. back talk: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. back talk: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. back-talk, back talk: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  10. back-talk, back talk: Dictionary.com
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  12. back talk: FreeDictionary.org
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  15. back talk: Merriam-Webster
  16. back talk: Wiktionary

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▸ noun:  Alternative form of backtalk [Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.]

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backtalk, backchat, backbiting, talk back, trash talk, backoff, backtrack, backchannel, chatterbox, backfire, more...

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given to back talk, more...

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backtalk, backchat, backbiting, talk back, trash talk, backoff, backtrack, backchannel, chatterbox, backfire, more...

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