backchat
noun [U] /ˈbæk.tʃæt/ (US usually back talk)Definition
› rude remarks made when answering someone in authority: That's enough backchat! You do as you're told.Rude and cheekyRelating to sex and sexual desire
(Definition of backchat noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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