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scraplet

scraplet

7.4
A short minor fight between people that ends quickly
  • noun
  • /ˈskræp.lɪt/
  • UK
: riña
  • The two boys had a quick scraplet on the playground before the teacher arrived.

Examples

  • After a heated discussion, a scraplet broke out between the neighbors but ended quickly.

  • They laughed about their scraplet later, realizing it was over something trivial.

  • The two kids had a scraplet on the playground.

  • After a brief scraplet, they quickly made up.

  • The two boys had a quick scraplet on the playground before the teacher arrived.

  • After a heated discussion, a scraplet broke out between the neighbors but ended quickly.

  • They laughed about their scraplet later, realizing it was over something trivial.

Synonyms

scuffle
vsscraplet
25 3.7

A short, rough fight between people, not usually serious

is a minor fight that is less chaotic and less serious
spat
vsscraplet
24 3.7

A short, unimportant argument between people

is a physical minor fight not merely a spoken disagreement
skirmish
vsscraplet
22 6.4

A brief unplanned fight between small groups, often during a larger conflict

is more personal and not typically part of larger group conflict
tussle
vsscraplet
14 4.8

A short, rough fight that is noisy or confused

is a milder less forceful minor fight
dustup
vsscraplet
  • Informal
5 7.2

A short angry argument between people that is not very serious

is a physical minor fight rather than only a verbal argument
brief skirmish
vsscraplet
5.9

A quick, minor fight between people or animals

is a minor fight used more generally not chiefly sudden or tactical

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

A calm, friendly relationship between people or groups without argument

146 2.5

Agreement and peaceful working together between people or ideas

How Serious

battle
∞ 1.4
brawl
60 4.6
fight
∞ 1.0
scuffle
25 3.7
scraplet
  • UK
7.4

Surface Forms

scraplet singular
scraplets plural

Morphology

scraplet = scrap (transparent) = scrap + let

A clear diminutive formation: 'scrap' (a minor fight) + the diminutive suffix '-let' yields a small or slight fight.

Etymology

Scraplet comes from scrap and the small ending -let; scrap can mean a 'fight' and -let means 'small', so a scraplet is a little fight or scuffle.