Backspeer

/ˈbækˌspɪr/ verb

To ask questions again or in return; to inquire back or speak back (Scottish dialect).

Back + speer; 'speer' comes from Old Norse 'spyrja' meaning to ask. Common in Scottish English, the term preserves Norse vocabulary from Viking influence in Scotland.

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