trash-talking
Competitive verbal needling
Trash-talking is the practice of taunting or insulting opponents, typically in sports or competitive contexts, to intimidate them or throw them off their game: The trash-talking between the two boxers intensified at the weigh-in.
It extends beyond athletics to any verbal sparring meant to undermine confidence or provoke a reaction.
As a verb, to trash-talk is to engage in such taunts: He trash-talked his way through the entire match.
High repeated animal calls
- sledgingSliding downhill on snow
- gloatingSmug triumph display
- jawingProlonged idle chatter
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
ribbing · teasing · heckling · woofing · sideline · opponent · referee · fans
Insulting to provoke
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- pressureForce upon contact
unsettling · manipulation · power-play · undermining · rattling · destabilizing · swagger · posturing
Scornful ridicule or travesty
- tauntsMocking, provoking remarks
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- disparagementCriticism meant to diminish
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
scorn · belittlement · contempt · jeering · sneering · denigration · disrespect · put-downs
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- provocationAct that triggers response
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
animosity · vitriol · acrimony · escalation · feuding · grudge · tension · rivalry
chirping
High repeated animal calls
banter · ribbing · teasing · heckling · woofing · sideline · opponent · referee · fans · crowd
taunting
Insulting to provoke
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
pressure · unsettling · manipulation · power-play · undermining · rattling · destabilizing · swagger · posturing · pre-game
mockery
Scornful ridicule or travesty
- tauntsMocking, provoking remarks
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- disparagementCriticism meant to diminish
ridicule · scorn · belittlement · contempt · jeering · sneering · denigration · disrespect · put-downs · roasting
hostility
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- provocationAct that triggers response
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
belligerence · animosity · vitriol · acrimony · escalation · feuding · grudge · tension · rivalry · face-off
chat
Informal verbal exchange
online · multiplayer · streaming · twitch · teabagging · emotes · spam · toxicity · mute · report
- tauntstaunts, taunt, taunting, neener neener, insults
- criticismcriticism, critique, review, feedback, opinion
- disrespectinsulting, belittling, demeaning, mocking, ridiculing
trash-talkingpraising
Voicing admiration
complimenting · encouraging · building up · flattering · lauding
trash-talkinggood sportsmanship
Honorable conduct in competition
sportsmanship · graciousness · humility · fair play · magnanimity
trash-talkingkeeping quiet
Remaining silent
silence · saying nothing · keeping mum · biting one's tongue · radio silence
talk, trash, talks, talking, talkative, talker, trashcan, talkativeness, talkatively