Definition of Backchat

1. Noun. Light teasing repartee.

Exact synonyms: Banter, Give-and-take, Raillery
Generic synonyms: Repartee
Specialized synonyms: Badinage, Persiflage
Derivative terms: Banter

Definition of Backchat

1. Noun. (British) Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism. ¹

2. Verb. To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backchat

1. repartee [n -S] - See also: repartee

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backchat

backburning
backburns
backcard
backcards
backcare
backcast
backcasted
backcasting
backcasts
backchannel
backchanneled
backchanneling
backchannelled
backchannelling
backchannels
backchat (current term)
backchats
backchatted
backchatting
backcheck
backchecked
backchecking
backchecks
backcloth
backcloths
backcomb
backcombed
backcombing
backcombs
backcountries

Literary usage of Backchat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Eastern Nights by Alan John Bott (1919)
"That chat and backchat with the wooden-headed Intelligence Officer was my only conversation, except a few whispered words, with a fellow-human for nearly a ..."

2. The United Service Magazine by Arthur William Alsager Pollock (1904)
"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 ..."

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