shit talking

noun

speaking deprecatively about another person, especially behind that person's back

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Meanings

nounshit talking (uncountable)

alternative shit-talking

  1. uncountablevulgarspeaking deprecatively about another person, especially behind that person's back
verb

alternative shit-talking

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shit talk

Origin

A substantivization of the present participle of the phrasal verb shit talk.

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APA

shit talking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shit%20talking

MLA

“shit talking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shit%20talking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shit talking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shit%20talking.

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