beef
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8.0
- noun
- /biːf/
- Slang
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bronca
- There's no beef, just something I'd like to get straightened out.
- got beef
If N Dubs can squash beef, you guys can squash beef.
- If N Dubs can squash beef, you guys can squash beef.
- People thought that me and Ethan had beef, whereas we didn't have beef.
- What is the, what's, what's your basic beef with Homeland Security?
- But you could be blissfully unaware if people had beef with you as I was.
- And see, that's my beef with centralized doctors.
- The Drake Kendrick beef when it was really starting to brew?
- But honestly, my beef is with you guys.
- You know, it's well known fact that me and Kyrie had beef for quite a long time.
- But I'm glad you squashed your beef though that you had with him.
- Knowing that he got a beef with some people out here that are gang members.
- Me and Tricia have like played beef, like, you know, for years.
Examples
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Then I got no beef with you.
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I mean, these people, they have some long-standing beefs with each other.
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So I have beef with you over that.
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"You got a beef with the way the department's handling this thing, do ya?"
Fiction book (2000) -
Listen, we've had beef for the last three years.
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What is the, what's, what's your basic beef with Homeland Security?
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They still got a beef about something that they should have figured out a long time ago.
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I know we've had our beefs, but it all worked out.
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And see, that's my beef with centralized doctors.
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After years of rivalry, they finally resolved their beef over the project.
Synonyms
675
2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
384
3.0
A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time
119
3.5
A short angry conversation between two people
105
3.2
A short conflict between people or groups
74
6.0
A noisy argument between people
61
2.0
An angry argument between people who are usually friendly
42
3.9
Repeated small arguments about unimportant things that annoy people
41
5.2
An angry argument with someone
34
6.5
A strong disagreement between people or groups
28
6.5
A complaint about a small problem that bothers you
27
4.2
A noisy argument about something unimportant
24
3.7
A short, unimportant argument between people
16
6.7
A long heated argument about a specific issue
15
6.2
A long angry argument in public between opposing groups
7
3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
5
7.2
A short angry argument between people that is not very serious
4
5.8
A short angry argument where people try to gain an advantage
3
6.3
A short angry complaint about something people dislike
2
7.4
A noisy argument that lasts a long time
1
6.2
A short angry argument between people
1
8.6
A noisy argument between people, often in public
1
9.9
A noisy argument between people about a small issue
1
3.0
A small disagreement about something unimportant
A bitter, angry argument that causes hard feelings
A very angry, petty argument with personal insults
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
2
3.2
A dish of cooked beef strips and mushrooms in a sour cream sauce served with noodles
1
1.9
A clear liquid made by slowly cooking beef and vegetables in water, used for soups and sauces
1
2.5
A rich liquid you make by cooking beef bones and vegetables slowly for soups and sauces
- UK
A South American garden plant with green, purple, or red leaves and small woolly flower spikes
A dish of beef slowly cooked in beer with garlic and served with boiled potatoes
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Beef (informal) meaning 'complaint' came from American slang in the early 1900s. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a complaint as a heavy piece of meat you carry around.