BACKTALK

backtalk

Noun

  1. Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.
    Don't give me any backtalk; just go clean your room.

Verb

  1. To respond in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or outright insolent manner.
    Peter was sent to detention for backtalking the teacher.


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