backtalk
noun
1. an impudent or insolent rejoinder
Similar word(s): lip, mouth, sass, sassing
Definition categories: communication, comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte
Sentences with backtalk as a noun:
- 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.