# talk trash

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia.
2. To speak boastfully or tauntingly about oneself in contrast with another person or other people.

## Etymology
Phrasal verb from talk (“to speak of, to discuss”) + trash (“a worthless assertion for being untrue”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/talk-trash