backchat
noun/ˈbæktʃæt/
/ˈbæktʃæt/
(British English) (North American English back talk)
[uncountable] (informal)- a way of answering that shows no respect for somebody in authority
- If we gave the teachers any backchat, they used to give us extra work.
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