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▪ I. trash talk, n. orig. and chiefly U.S. colloq.
Brit. |ˈtraʃ ˌtɔːk|, U.S. |ˈtræʃ ˌtɔk|, |ˈtræʃ ˌtɑk|
[‹ trash n.1 + talk n. Compare earlier trash-talking n.]
Speech which condemns a person as trash (see trash n.1 4); (Sport) ostentatiously insulting or boastful rhetoric delivered with the intention of demoralizing, intimidating, or humiliating an opponent; (also, in extended use) any derisory or boastful statement or statements.
1981Washington Post (Nexis) 24 Sept. f1 Folks think Leonard has gotten above his raisings, moving out to a mansion in the country, and..has forgotten other black men... Mike McDaniel would fight you before agreeing to such trash talk. 1990Sports Illustr. 4 June 48/3 He also amplified Janney's nightmare with a steady stream of trash talk and a maniacal grin. 2000Time 18 Dec. 43/1 The five..conservatives..voted to issue the stay... The dissenters concluded that the majority had ‘acted unwisely’—which passes for serious trash talk on the high court.
▪ II. trash talk, v. orig. and chiefly U.S. colloq.
Brit. |ˈtraʃ ˌtɔːk|, U.S. |ˈtræʃ ˌtɔk|, |ˈtræʃ ˌtɑk|
[‹ trash talk n. Compare earlier trash-talking n., trash-talking adj., and slightly earlier trash talker n.]
intr. To deliver trash talk; (esp. in Sport) to bad-mouth or insult an opponent in an ostentatious or boastful manner. Also occas. trans.: to (attempt to) demoralize (an opponent) with trash talk.
1989Modesto Bee (Nexis) 29 Dec. c2 Wilson also rubbed in the loss, pointing to the scoreboard while he trash talked FSU's Tod Bernard the final seconds. 1990Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 22 June d1 No longer will I have to watch Georgetown players trash-talk their opponents for 40 shameful minutes. 1995Sports Illustr. 20 Mar. 47 Then the Wildcats did the impossible by getting Arkansas forward Scotty Thurman to stop trashtalking. 2000Philadelphia Weekly 26 Apr. 15/3 Entertainment mogul signs with the Atlantic City Seagulls of the United States Basketball League. Intends to trash talk in rhyme. |