backchat

[bak-chat] / ˈbækˌtʃæt /

NOUN

back talk

Synonyms

WEAK

back answer cheek comeback guff insolence insult lip mouth nasty reply rejoinder retort return riposte sass sauce short answer

NOUN

impertinence

Synonyms

STRONG

assurance audacity brazenness cheek chutzpah crust disrespect effrontery forwardness freshness gall guff hardihood impropriety impudence incivility insolence lip nerve pertness presumption rudeness sass wisecrack

WEAK

back talk comeback disrespectfulness insolency smart mouth wise guy

Antonyms

STRONG

fear humility meekness modesty politeness respect shyness timidity

WEAK

manners

Example Sentences

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‘Salim and your Aunt Gloria have a strange relationship, Ted. For all that she nags him and he backchats her, I think they are close.’

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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