Backtalk ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Backtalk ( noun )

1. Insolent or impudent talk or reply, especially to a person in authority.
2. An act or instance of responding in a disrespectful or insolent manner.

Origin:

From back + talk, from the phrase "back talk" which means to talk back, or to respond in a disrespectful or insolent manner.

Examples:

1. The child was given a punishment for his backtalk to his teacher.
2. The employee was fired for the constant backtalk to his boss.
3. The teenager's backtalk was unacceptable and disrespectful.
4. The student's backtalk was not well received by the professor.
5. The employee's backtalk was a sign of insubordination.

(As a verb)

Backtalk ( verb )

1. Insolent or impudent talk or reply, especially to a person in authority.
2. An act or instance of responding in a disrespectful or insolent manner.

Origin:

From back + talk, from the phrase "back talk" which means to talk back, or to respond in a disrespectful or insolent manner.

Examples:

1. The child was given a punishment for his backtalk to his teacher.
2. The employee was fired for the constant backtalk to his boss.
3. The teenager's backtalk was unacceptable and disrespectful.
4. The student's backtalk was not well received by the professor.
5. The employee's backtalk was a sign of insubordination.