catfight
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈkætˌfaɪt/
- Slur
- We thought the drama between CBS's Big Brother and ABC's The Glass House cooled down a bit, but it seems the catfight has only begun!
- get into a catfight
- hair-pulling catfight
- watching a catfight
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Watch on YouTubeAnd it doesn't last for too long, but I'm concerned that one of these days, one of them is going to take it too far and it's going to be a full on catfight.
- And it doesn't last for too long, but I'm concerned that one of these days, one of them is going to take it too far and it's going to be a full on catfight.
- Then as the catfight continues, Laura Loomer says, you're the one that's calling me or asking me to get dirt on who Kevin McCarthy sleeping with.
- It's like a full on catfight and he said quote wrong as you surely know.
Examples
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Everyone loves a celebrity catfight.
Blog text (13) -
In this catfight, I'm not holding either one of their purses.
Blog text (30) -
We'll have a bit of a catfight, yeah?
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Are we having a catfight?
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This will be a catfight for the ages.
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I refuse to have a catfight.
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Odette's gonna join the catfight.
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It's one helluva catfight.
Academic text (1992) -
As previously hinted at, the catfight between Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie was a bit of marketing genius.
Blog text (13) -
The argument between Lisa and Sarah turned into a catfight that shocked everyone in the room.
Synonyms
298
2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
63
2.0
An angry argument between people who are usually friendly
34
6.2
A short angry argument between people
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4.2
A noisy argument about something unimportant
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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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6.2
A long angry argument in public between opposing groups
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3.5
An argument with strong feelings and different opinions
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3.5
A strong angry disagreement between people with loud voices
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3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
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9.1
A noisy public fight or argument that causes trouble
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7.4
A noisy argument that lasts a long time
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9.9
A noisy argument between people about a small issue
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9.9
A very angry, petty argument with personal insults
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Catfight joins cat and fight. Popular newspapers from the 1900s used the image of two cats 'hissing' and 'scratching' to describe noisy, often petty fights between women, so catfight now suggests a dramatic, attention-seeking argument rather than a serious disagreement.