Reverse Dictionary: BACKTALK

ADJECTIVES
1833 ► SASSY back-talking, cheeky, spirited → colloq., orig. & chiefly US

NOUNS
1826 ► SMART TALK impertinent or rude remarks or replies; back-chat
1834 ► JIMBER-JAW backtalk, rudeness, insolence, impertinence, cheek → Amer. dial.
1862 ► CHIN impudent backtalk; impudence → Amer. sl.
1896 ► MOUTH backtalk; insults → UK sl.
1901 ► BACKCHAT backtalk, impudent replies; answering back in an insolent manner → UK sl., orig, military usage
1906 ► BACKWASH backtalk, insolent or nonsensical talk → Amer. sl.
1908 ► BACK SLACK backtalk → Amer. sl.
1960 ► VERBALS backtalk, insults, abuse → sl.

VERBS
M19. ► SASS → SASS OUT to backtalk; to answer back, to be cheeky, to tease → US sl.
1898 ► LIP to engage in backtalk; to talk in an abusive, rude, or argumentative fashion; to argue → sl.
1943 ► LIP OFF to engage in backtalk; to talk in an abusive, rude, or argumentative fashion; to argue → Amer. dial.
1955 ► BACK-LIP to backtalk; to speak insolently to → Amer. sl.
1968 ► FATMOUTH to backtalk; to argue, to answer back, to be cheeky → sl., orig. African-American