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Etymology

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From talk (to speak of, to discuss) + shit (nonsense, "bullshit").

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talk shit (third-person singular simple present talks shit, present participle talking shit, simple past and past participle talked shit)

  1. (slang, vulgar) To untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia.
    Synonyms: misrepresent, slander
    Talk shit, get hit.
  2. (slang, vulgar) To speak nonsense or to lie.
    Synonyms: bullshit, misrepresent
    Yo, man, Bobby was here, an' he was talkin' all kinds of shit about how many girlfriends he's had; y'all know that he ain't had a girlfriend since a girl had him.

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  • This is an idiomatic instance of a general construction consisting of talk with the topic area as object of the verb. One can talk baseball, talk philosophy, or talk shop.

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