dustup
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈdʌstʌp/
- Informal
:
disputa
- I had a serious reason for writing about this minor dustup.
- a big dustup
- a little dustup
- a recent dustup
Examples
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I seen your little dustup outside the hotel.
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All of which sets up this beautiful line from a local news report of the dustup.
Blog text (33) -
Because of a little online dustup?
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And I agree with Joe Fan, this little dustup probably won't hurt recruiting, such as it is.
Blog text (28) -
The Idaho National Laboratory chief found himself in the middle of a presentation-driven political dustup earlier this year.
Blog text (30) -
A recent dustup between Patrick and Dewhurst looks like the episode that prompted the Houston senator's decision.
Blog text (14) -
In nearly eight years of blogging, Ann Althouse doesn't miss a chance to offer her conservative take on the latest political dustup.
Academic text (2011) -
That's what makes the recent dustup about Henry Gee so bizarre and (to me) morbidly fascinating.
Blog text (7) -
Last month, Mitt Romney's campaign got into a dustup with the Washington Post after the newspaper reported that Bain Capital, the private equity firm the GOP presidential candidate founded, invested in several US companies that outsourced jobs to China and India.
Blog text (30) -
Wade and I got into a little dustup over something stupid.
Synonyms
675
2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
138
8.0
A complaint or argument between 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
52
6.8
A noisy argument between people often in public
27
4.2
A noisy argument about something unimportant
24
3.7
A short, unimportant argument between people
8
8.8
A small noisy fuss when people disagree
7
3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
7
3.5
A strong angry disagreement between people with loud voices
2
9.1
A noisy public fight or argument that causes trouble
1
3.0
A small disagreement about something unimportant
1
6.2
A short angry argument between people
1
9.9
An argument between people that uses angry words
1
9.9
A noisy argument between people about a small issue
1
8.6
A noisy argument between people, often in public
1
9.9
A noisy argument or fight that makes a place loud and confused
A very angry, petty argument with personal insults
A small noisy fuss about something unimportant
Antonyms
How Serious
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Morphology
Etymology
Dustup comes from the simple image of dust being kicked up — the parts dust and up — when people scuffle or argue. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine dust flying in a small fight, so it means a short, angry fight or argument.