smack-talk
Competitive verbal needling
Smack-talk is boastful or insulting speech aimed at an opponent, meant to intimidate or provoke.
Common in sports and competitive gaming: There was plenty of smack-talk before the match.
The verb means to engage in such speech: They were smack-talking each other all game.
Also spelled as one word or two: smacktalk, smack talk.
Vocal public mockery
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- jibesFits or agrees
derision · heckling · roasting · razzing · needling · ribbing · joshing · banter
Ongoing contest between opponents
- one-upmanshipQuest to surpass others
- boastingExcessive self-praise
- braggingExcessive self-praise
- showboatingOstentatious self-display
grandstanding · posturing · flexing · chest-thumping · swagger · bravado · pre-game · locker-room
Inciting through persistent pressure
- antagonizingDeliberately causing hostility
- agitatingDisturbing or stirring up
- incitingUrging others to act
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
escalation · intimidation · riling · prodding · poking · winding-up · stirring
jeering
Vocal public mockery
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
jibes · derision · heckling · roasting · razzing · needling · ribbing · joshing · banter · gloating
rivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
- one-upmanshipQuest to surpass others
- boastingExcessive self-praise
- braggingExcessive self-praise
showboating · grandstanding · posturing · flexing · chest-thumping · swagger · bravado · pre-game · locker-room · ringside
goading
Inciting through persistent pressure
- antagonizingDeliberately causing hostility
- agitatingDisturbing or stirring up
- incitingUrging others to act
confrontation · escalation · intimidation · riling · prodding · poking · winding-up · stirring
smack-talkpraise
Expression of approval
compliment · encouragement · flattery · kind words · positive reinforcement
smack-talksportsmanship
Ethical athletic conduct
good sportsmanship · graciousness · humility · class · modesty
smack-talkpep talk
Motivational speech
complimenting · cheering on · building up · boosting · hyping up
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