English Explanatory Dictionary

talk trash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia.
  2. To speak boastfully or tauntingly about oneself in contrast with another person or other people.

Pronunciation

En-au-talk trash.ogg

Word forms

talk trash talks trash talking trash talked trash

Etymology

Phrasal verb from talk (“to speak of, to discuss”) + trash (“a worthless assertion for being untrue”).

Synonyms

slander talk shit trash-talk assassinate asperse backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmirch besmear bewray blacken blame blaze blemish blot blur calumniate calumny chat shit chat shite cloud defame demonize denigrate deprave depreciate detract dirty discredit disgrace disparage disrepute diss drag through the mud forgab forspeak foul infamize lampoon libel malign monsterize muddy reproach revile scandal shit-talk slag smear smirch spatter spot speak ill of stab stain sully talk shite talk trash

Derived words

trash-talk trash talking
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