The action, or an act, of insulting (in sense 1 or 2aof vb.); scornful triumph or boasting; injuriously contemptuous speech or behaviour; insult.

The action of insulting; contemptuous triumph; insult.

The action of insult, v.. Scornfully triumphing over another (obsolete or archaic), or treating him with contemptuous abuse; with plural a scornful…

U.S. slang (chiefly in African-American usage). The action of boasting, bragging, or making insulting remarks, esp. as part of a verbal contest.

The action of engaging in boastful or insulting banter; self-aggrandizing rhetoric; = smack talk, n.