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street talk

street talk noun: speech seen as vulgar and improper, especially that associated with uneducated and low-class people; slang.

Noun

street talk (uncountable)

  1. (dated, derogatory) Speech seen as vulgar and improper, especially that associated with uneducated and low-class people; slang.
    • That is what I mean by street talk. All such coarse, vulgar words, especially the rough tone and manner, you hear on the street. They belong to those boys who have never been taught any better, and to those men, who, though knowing better, yet do not care anything about the better way. But my boy...1907, The Children's Friend, volume 6, Deseret News, page 208

Origin of street talk

From street + talk.

Questions about street talk

What does street talk mean?
Street talk means speech seen as vulgar and improper, especially that associated with uneducated and low-class people; slang.
What part of speech is street talk?
Street talk is a noun.

Words near street talk in the dictionary

  1. street sweeper
  2. street sweepers
  3. street taco
  4. street tacos
  5. street takeover
  6. street talk
  7. street team
  8. street teams
  9. street theater
  10. street theaters
  11. street theatre

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