talking shit

Verb

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

1. (slang, vulgar) To untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia.
   • Talk shit, get hit.

   Synonyms:

   misrepresent, slander, talk trash, talk shite, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel

2. (slang, vulgar) To speak nonsense or to lie.
   • Yo, man, Bobby was here, an' he was talkin' all kinds of shit about how many girlfriends he's had; y'all know that he ain't had a girlfriend since a girl had him.

   Synonyms:

   bullshit, chat shit, chat shite, misrepresent, talk shite