talk shit

== English == === Etymology === From talk (“to speak of, to discuss”) + shit (“nonsense, "bullshit"”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === talk shit (third-person singular simple present talks shit, present participle talking shit, simple past and past participle talked shit) (slang, vulgar) To untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia. Synonyms: misrepresent, slander (slang, vulgar) To speak nonsense or to lie. Synonyms: bullshit, misrepresent ==== Usage notes ==== This is an idiomatic instance of a general construction consisting of talk with the topic area as object of the verb. One can talk baseball, talk philosophy, or talk shop. ==== Synonyms ==== (speak ill): talk trash (US), talk shite (UK); see also Thesaurus:defame (talk nonsense or lie): chat shit (UK), chat shite (UK), talk shite (UK) ==== Derived terms ==== shit talk shit talking talk shit, get hit ==== Descendants ==== →? Dutch: poep praten (calque) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === shit talk, shit-talk