Back talk
Back talk noun - Disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request.
Temerity
Temerity noun - Shameless boldness.
Usage example: she had the temerity to ask my boyfriend if she could go out with him should he and I ever break up
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nerve and back talk
- nerve and temerity
- presumption and back talk
- presumption and temerity
- sauce and back talk
- sauce and temerity
- boldness and back talk
- boldness and temerity
- disrespect and back talk
- disrespect and temerity
- gall and back talk
- gall and temerity
- impertinence and back talk
- impertinence and temerity
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