beef
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8.0
- noun
- /biːf/
- Slang
- There's no beef, just something I'd like to get straightened out.
- got beef
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- 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
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3.0
A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time
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2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
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3.2
A short conflict between people or groups
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3.5
A short angry conversation between two people
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2.0
An angry argument between people who are usually friendly
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3.9
Repeated small arguments about unimportant things that annoy people
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6.2
A short angry argument between people
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6.5
A strong disagreement between people or groups
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4.2
A noisy argument about something unimportant
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6.5
A complaint about a small problem that bothers you
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3.7
A short, unimportant argument between people
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6.0
A noisy argument between people
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6.7
A long heated argument about a specific issue
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6.2
A long angry argument in public between opposing groups
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3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
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5.8
A short angry argument where people try to gain an advantage
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7.2
A short angry argument between people that is not very serious
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7.4
A noisy argument that lasts a long time
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3.0
A small disagreement about something unimportant
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8.6
A noisy argument between people, often in public
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6.3
A short angry complaint about something people dislike
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9.9
A noisy argument between people about a small issue
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5.2
An angry argument with someone
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7.8
A bitter, angry argument that causes hard feelings
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9.9
A very angry, petty argument with personal insults
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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3.2
A dish of cooked beef strips and mushrooms in a sour cream sauce served with noodles
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2.5
A rich liquid you make by cooking beef bones and vegetables slowly for soups and sauces
2
1.9
A clear liquid made by slowly cooking beef and vegetables in water, used for soups and sauces
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3.4
A dish of beef slowly cooked in beer with garlic and served with boiled potatoes
- UK
A South American garden plant with green, purple, or red leaves and small woolly flower spikes
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.