backchat

Example Sentences

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From 5,000 miles away, they hype up the Guardian, banter and backchat, punctuated by incongruous blasts on the banjo from Martin, aka one-sixth of bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers, who tour with the show.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2019

Writing in the first person as Nikki, he has created a character who peppers the patriarchy with rapid-fire volleys of backchat.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2019

It is the individual or group giving the machine a bit of backchat.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2013

Thus have I written online about the exaltations and lamentations of parenthood: potty training, ruined sleep, baffling toddler backchat.

From Time • Feb. 1, 2013

As played with beaming verve by Cherise Boothe, Angela Lewis and Nikiya Mathis, these high school girls are a delight to watch, with their freewheeling conversation full of tart backchat and slangy humor.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2011