backchat

Questions about backchat

What does backchat mean?

backchat means "light teasing repartee".

How many syllables are in backchat?

backchat has 2 syllables and divides as back-chat under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for backchat?

Close synonyms include banter, raillery, give-and-take. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is backchat a common word?

backchat is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.