back-chat
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.56 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Alternative form of backchat.
Example Sentences
- "Most church women I know still go visiting, may "back-chat" their male partner, and may not be "quiet" at all."
- "Very few dared to back-chat Smith anyway."
- "Children may choose the fight or flight response. They may back-chat or argue or they may withdraw."
- "' […] Be firm with him; tell him you have already chosen a bride. He won't dare give you back-chat.' Mother talked to Ramu in Tamil."
- "He was always very good to me but I made sure I never stepped out of line. My fears in this direction were confirmed when, later in the season, Dave Shawcross, a highly talented wing-half, had the nerve to give Jim a bit of back-chat."
- "No, you love minimum back-chat and three square meals a day."