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talked trash

talked trash is the simple past and past participle of talk trash.

Meaning of talk trash

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia.
  2. (idiomatic, slang) To speak boastfully or tauntingly about oneself in contrast with another person or other people.
    • "If there's one Celtic that tries to talk smack to me, it will be Paul (Pierce)," Kobe reported. "We're similar in age, have been through some of the same things, so he feels like he can try. But he's not as good at it as I am. I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular." [...]...February 6, 2013, Jackie MacMullan, article: Kobe Bryant Dishes on Celtics, ESPN online
    Synonyms:
    brag, talk smack

Questions about talked trash

What is talked trash the simple past and past participle of?
Talked trash is the simple past and past participle of talk trash.

Words near talked trash in the dictionary

  1. talked to God
  2. talked to oneself
  3. talked to Ralph on the big white telephone
  4. talked to the fist
  5. talked to the hand
  6. talked trash
  7. talked truth to power
  8. talked turkey
  9. talked up
  10. talkedst
  11. talkee

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