trash talk
noun
: disparaging, taunting, or boastful comments especially between opponents trying to intimidate each other
trash-talk
ˈtrash-ˌtȯk 
verb trash-talker
ˈtrash-ˌtȯ-kər
noun 
Example Sentences
He had to listen to a lot of trash talk from the other players.
Recent Examples on the Web Though Shoresy’s love of hockey appears to be based on its violence and endless opportunities for trash talk, Nat, Miigwan and Ziigwan have a deeper love for how the game can bring people together. 
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2022 The differences, players said, extend to behavior on the bench: The Basque players mostly keep quiet; the Americans trash talk. Arian Campo-flores, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022 Arizona State softball fans sound off on Sun Devils' NCAA Tournament seed: 'Zero respect' Did Phoenix Suns' trash talk to Doncic, Mavericks come back to haunt them? Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2022 But with Green, there is a fine line between responding to physicality and getting thrown off by his trash talk. Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 The 21-year-old told police that the swatting call likely was retaliation for trash talk during online gaming sessions. Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2022 Game nights at the Nevin household often became a test of will between father and son, with matchups in Monopoly and Connect Four inducing trash talk as each competitor strived to stay one step ahead of his opponent. Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 Another potential young star, Kermit Wilts (played by Anthony Edwards, a real-life member of the Minnesota Timberwolves), gets into Bo’s head with increasingly stinging trash talk, and Stanley works to help Bo keep his focus. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022 There was no posing, no swag, no trash talk because the Wright State defense – namely the effort of Tim Finke, who was on Kiss most of the night – wasn’t letting the nation’s top scorer go off. Eric Rueb, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2022 See More
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2022 The differences, players said, extend to behavior on the bench: The Basque players mostly keep quiet; the Americans trash talk. Arian Campo-flores, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2022 Arizona State softball fans sound off on Sun Devils' NCAA Tournament seed: 'Zero respect' Did Phoenix Suns' trash talk to Doncic, Mavericks come back to haunt them? Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2022 But with Green, there is a fine line between responding to physicality and getting thrown off by his trash talk. Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 The 21-year-old told police that the swatting call likely was retaliation for trash talk during online gaming sessions. Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2022 Game nights at the Nevin household often became a test of will between father and son, with matchups in Monopoly and Connect Four inducing trash talk as each competitor strived to stay one step ahead of his opponent. Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 Another potential young star, Kermit Wilts (played by Anthony Edwards, a real-life member of the Minnesota Timberwolves), gets into Bo’s head with increasingly stinging trash talk, and Stanley works to help Bo keep his focus. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022 There was no posing, no swag, no trash talk because the Wright State defense – namely the effort of Tim Finke, who was on Kiss most of the night – wasn’t letting the nation’s top scorer go off. Eric Rueb, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1981, in the meaning defined above