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  • noun UK Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism.
  • verb To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.

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  • noun light teasing repartee

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Examples

  • These same Kaffirs did their work with amazing alacrity, and looked as if they enjoyed it; there was no "backchat" when an order was given -- usually by friend

    The Defence of Duffer's Drift Ernest Dunlop Swinton 1909

  • We can scarcely imagine Simon Cowell and the good people at Syco Records tolerating this kind of backchat from Leona Lewis.

    PopMatters 2009

  • "backchat" when she is called from another room - they are all miracles that we treasure.

    unknown title 2009

  • "backchat" when she is called from another room - they are all miracles that we treasure.

    unknown title 2009

  • "backchat" when she is called from another room - they are all miracles that we treasure.

    unknown title 2009

  • There is no backchat from him, no histrionics; merely hard-but-fair industry and sportsmanship.

    Tottenham's unbeaten run fuelled by confidence, says Scott Parker 2011

  • I am thinking those tails would be quite useful for the occasional well earned smack across the face when some lazy arse gives you backchat about doing the dishes ‘later’.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Just got back from Avatar. 2010

  • It was only partly successful: the backchat was never entirely stilled.

    Jason Manford on stage - review Brian Logan 2010

  • There was a little backchat then, that I didn't understand; in a few minutes he hung up the receiver and came over to me by the fire.

    Movie Night 2010

  • You can get all of the links and background information on them here, as well as the audio, video and text transcripts of the discussion, and even the inworld backchat.

    March 2009 2009

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  • noun, colloquial. 'impertinent talk; answering back' - Macquarie dictionary

    September 14, 2007