backtalk vs gesture

backtalk

noun
  • Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response. 

verb
  • To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner. 

gesture

noun
  • An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude. 

  • A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command. 

  • A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. 

verb
  • To make a gesture or gestures. 

  • To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action. 

  • To express something by a gesture or gestures. 

How often have the words backtalk and gesture occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )