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shit talking

shit talking noun: speaking deprecatively about another person, especially behind that person's back. Also the present participle and gerund of shit talk.

Noun

shit talking (uncountable)

  1. (vulgar) speaking deprecatively about another person, especially behind that person's back

Also used as

shit talking is also the present participle and gerund of shit talk.

Forms of shit talking

alternative formshit-talking

Origin of shit talking

A substantivization of the present participle of the phrasal verb shit talk.

Questions about shit talking

What does shit talking mean?
Shit talking means speaking deprecatively about another person, especially behind that person's back.
What part of speech is shit talking?
Shit talking is a noun.

Words near shit talking in the dictionary

  1. shit stick
  2. shit sticks
  3. shit stirrer
  4. shit stirrers
  5. shit talk
  6. shit talking
  7. shit test
  8. shit tested
  9. shit tester
  10. shit testers
  11. shit testing

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