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n. - Light teasing repartee.

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Usage examples (32)
  • We can scarcely imagine Simon Cowell and the good people at Syco Records tolerating this kind of backchat from Leona Lewis.
  • "backchat" when she is called from another room - they are all miracles that we treasure.
  • It was only partly successful: the backchat was never entirely stilled.
  • I expected some backchat, because he'd had to stay away from home a lot.
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