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Meanings of backchat in English

Catalan
estira-i-arronsa

Light teasing repartee.

estira-i-arronsa
Usage of backchat in English
1
Some of the sites they produce are terrific; others simply in-joke backchat.
The Guardian
2
Muslim men weren't noted for encouraging backchat from women, no matter how liberal they liked to present themselves.
Provenance
3
All the backchat, all the jabbering.
Up in the air
4
That's a yellow at least, surely, but the only card shown is to Buaben for a spot of backchat.
The Guardian
5
He exists on impertinent sprints, mordant backchat and splenetic waves of his arm at any referee or linesman who finds against him.
The Irish Times
6
Niko didn't stop to watch Marcus's reaction, but he didn't hear any of the usual backchat from the other guys as he walked away.
The Slab
7
I don't like to play about; I get mad when I'm crossed.... By God, didn't I tell you I wouldn't stand for any backchat?
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
8
In this notebook he kept all sorts of jottings, mainly for recycling in the Sunday Independent's Backchat column.
The Irish Times
Translations for backchat
Backchat through the time