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What does talk back mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word talk back? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner.
  2. (idiomatic) To return disrespect.
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Hence you would never talk back to a teacher, in fact you wouldn't even dream of talking back to a teacher or being disrespectful in my days.
Pretend the puppet is talking to your baby and encourage your baby to talk back to the puppet.
At the present state of the art, television qualifies for the same description: it talks to you, but you cannot talk back to it.
Many talkshows provide that opportunity for stimulated listeners to talk back by phoning in.
Mothers of America, it's time to talk back and refute insulting post-feminist propaganda.
How would he like it if someone rang him and put on a creepy voice which you couldn't talk back to?

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