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单词 backchat
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Definition of backchat in English:

backchat

nounˈbaktʃatˈbækˌtʃæt
mass nounBritish informal
  • Rude or cheeky remarks made in reply to someone in authority.

    don't interrupt! I'm not used to backchat or defiance!
    US term back talk
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The new Education Secretary has announced a crackdown on classroom backchat and persistent insolence.
    • Ms Kelly said it was time to redraw the line on what was acceptable behaviour, and called for an end to backchat, lateness and ignoring uniform rules.
    • He said: ‘It is a shame that among these youths there were several who wanted to give us cheek and backchat to try to look the part in front of their friends.’
    • The aspect of the Spanish game that has most surprised him, he says, is the minutes devoted to backchat with referees, the discussions with opponents, the gamesmanship.
    • A frustrated mother, tired of her daughter's bad exam results, lateness and backchat to teachers, decided on drastic action.
    • She said: ‘We want a zero tolerance approach to disruptive behaviour in all our schools, on everything from backchat to bullying and violence.’
    • But they then conceded a silly penalty and compounded their error when, after some backchat, the referee moved them ten metres backwards.
    Synonyms
    impudence, impertinence, cheek, cheekiness, effrontery, sauciness, pertness, insolence, rudeness, rude retorts
    answering back, talking back
    informal mouth, lip
    Scottish informal snash
    North American informal sassiness, sass, smart mouth, back talk
    rare malapertness, contumely, procacity
 
 

Definition of backchat in US English:

backchat

nounˈbakˌCHatˈbækˌtʃæt
British informal
  • Rude or cheeky remarks made in reply to someone in authority.

    don't interrupt! I'm not used to backchat or defiance!
    US term back talk
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The new Education Secretary has announced a crackdown on classroom backchat and persistent insolence.
    • Ms Kelly said it was time to redraw the line on what was acceptable behaviour, and called for an end to backchat, lateness and ignoring uniform rules.
    • A frustrated mother, tired of her daughter's bad exam results, lateness and backchat to teachers, decided on drastic action.
    • But they then conceded a silly penalty and compounded their error when, after some backchat, the referee moved them ten metres backwards.
    • The aspect of the Spanish game that has most surprised him, he says, is the minutes devoted to backchat with referees, the discussions with opponents, the gamesmanship.
    • She said: ‘We want a zero tolerance approach to disruptive behaviour in all our schools, on everything from backchat to bullying and violence.’
    • He said: ‘It is a shame that among these youths there were several who wanted to give us cheek and backchat to try to look the part in front of their friends.’
    Synonyms
    impudence, impertinence, cheek, cheekiness, effrontery, sauciness, pertness, insolence, rudeness, rude retorts
 
 
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