talk shit

English

Etymology

From talk (“to speak of, to discuss”) + shit (“nonsense, "bullshit"”).

Pronunciation

Verb

talk shit (third-person singular simple present talks shit, present participle talking shit, simple past and past participle talked shit)Category:English lemmas#TALKSHITCategory:English verbs#TALKSHITCategory:English multiword terms#TALKSHITCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TALKSHITCategory:Pages with entries#TALK%20SHITCategory:Pages with 1 entry#TALK%20SHIT

  1. (slangCategory:English slang#TALKSHIT, vulgarCategory:English vulgarities#TALKSHIT) To untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia.
    Synonyms: misrepresent, slander, talk trash (US), talk shite (UK); see also Thesaurus:defame
  2. (slangCategory:English slang#TALKSHIT, vulgarCategory:English vulgarities#TALKSHIT) To speak nonsense or to lie.
    Synonyms: bullshit, chat shit (UK), chat shite (UK), misrepresent, talk shite (UK)
    Yo, man, Bobby was here, an' he was talkin' all kinds of shit about how many girlfriends he's had; y'all know that he ain't had a girlfriend since a girl had him.Category:English terms with usage examples#TALKSHIT

Usage notes

  • This is an idiomatic instance of a general construction consisting of talk with the topic area as object of the verb. One can talk baseball, talk philosophy, or talk shop.

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