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scraplet

scraplet

7.4
A short minor fight between people that ends quickly
  • noun
  • /ˈskræp.lɪt/
  • UK
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  • 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.