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talk smack

talk smack verb: to talk trash; to make insulting comments about someone, especially in an aggressive or confrontational manner.

Verb

talk smack (third-person singular simple present talks smack, present participle talking smack, simple past and past participle talked smack)

  1. (US) To talk trash; to make insulting comments about someone, especially in an aggressive or confrontational manner.
    • Just as long as they don't come around talking smack to us. But if they ain't in no gang and they live in our area, it's up to them if they join or not.1988, Mary G. Harris, Cholas: Latino Girls and Gangs, page 110
    • He kept talking smack, his story getting more and more depressing with each lie.1992, Ricardo Cortez Cruz, Straight Outta Compton: A Dive Into Living Large, a Work Where Characters ..., page 10

Forms of talk smack

third-person singular presenttalks smack
present participletalking smack
past participletalked smack
pasttalked smack

Questions about talk smack

What does talk smack mean?
Talk smack means to talk trash; to make insulting comments about someone, especially in an aggressive or confrontational manner.
What part of speech is talk smack?
Talk smack is a verb.
What is the past tense of talk smack?
The past tense of talk smack is talked smack.

Words near talk smack in the dictionary

  1. talk shite
  2. talk shop
  3. talk shops
  4. talk show
  5. talk shows
  6. talk smack
  7. talk softly and carry a big stick
  8. talk someone under the table
  9. talk someone's arm off
  10. talk someone's ear off
  11. talk someone's head off

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