单词 | smack talking |
释义 | smack talkingn. U.S. colloquial (esp. in sporting contexts). The action of engaging in boastful or insulting banter; self-aggrandizing rhetoric; = smack talk n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > [noun] > boasting scornfully or insultingly insultationa1513 insultmenta1616 insulting1628 signifying1929 smack talking1990 1990 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. 11 Mar. 4 d/2 [He] said that the team was inspired because of the ‘smack’ talking by the Bears. 1996 Wisconsin State Jrnl. (Nexis) 14 Nov. (Sports section) 3 b This particular bout of pregame smack talking had its origin in Dallas, but has nothing to do with the Cowboys. 2007 D. Kolowski Diary of Husker 170 I had a lot of fun with all the smack talking and gave it right back saying, ‘We're number one and two, but what are you ranked? Oh, that's right, you're not!’ 2010 L. Divine Culture Clash (Acknowl.) To my agent..thank you for taking my smack talking and turning it into progressive action. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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