trash talker, n. orig. and chiefly U.S. colloq.
Brit. /ˈtraʃ ˌtɔːkə/, U.S. /ˈtræʃ ˌtɔkər/, /ˈtræʃ ˌtɑkər/
[‹ trash n.1 + talker n., after trash talk n. Compare slightly later trash talk v.]
A person who trash talks, esp. in a particularly ostentatious or effective manner.
| 1986 Washington Post 13 July f6/4 ‘He's a lot better than I thought.’ In about a week, Robinson would like the trash talkers to say the same of him. 1990 Sports Illustr. 2 Apr. 26/3 Coach Dick Hunsaker..apparently didn't appreciate his own trash-talker, Paris McCurdy, being taunted in return. 1998 Newsweek 12 Oct. 64/1 When sports fans wake up from this lyrical dream of a baseball season, they'll be ready for basketball and the return of their favorite trash-talkers. |