spat
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3.7
- noun
- /spæt/
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riña
- After a brief spat about the dishes, they quickly made up and laughed it off.
- a family spat
- a recent spat
I don't think I've, I've ever seen you get into a spat on Twitter.
- I don't think I've, I've ever seen you get into a spat on Twitter.
- And so now this spat starts going very public over social media.
- My parents think I should have more patience and that this is just typical love spats between us, but I'm not sure.
- Yeah, I think not a lot went on apart from I think PK and Mandy had a bit of a spat and Million Whitney had a bit of a spat.
- In fact, you'll have seen his spat with Matthew Perry, the actor Chandler being the late Matthew Perry.
- You know, the throwing fingers at the door and the donkey die and it's just madness and this ridiculous spat over nothing.
- The reason being, again, you're game planning six months from then, three months from then, they might have a little spat.
Examples
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So the next time that you and your boyfriend have a domestic spat, don't call me.
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My parents think I should have more patience and that this is just typical love spats between us, but I'm not sure.
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And so now this spat starts going very public over social media.
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You know, after your little spat last night.
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You two having a spat?
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Just a simple love spat.
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While the two of you have your little spat, I'm just going to go and do my job.
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Did Kyle have a spat with Lucy?
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While this incident could have been just another sibling spat, it turned into a moment I'll never forget.
Blog text (23) -
"Did you ever get in spats with your wife, Mr. Burns?"
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
138
8.0
A complaint or argument between people
41
5.2
An angry argument with someone
27
4.2
A noisy argument about something unimportant
15
5.6
A small argument between friends or partners that ends quickly
5
7.2
A short angry argument between people that is not very serious
1
3.0
A small disagreement about something unimportant
1
8.6
A noisy argument between people, often in public
1
6.2
A short angry argument between people
Arguing about small unimportant details that wastes time and annoys people
A small noisy fuss about something unimportant
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Etymology
Spat (a small argument) likely comes from the quick action of spit, meaning 'to force out quickly'. So a spat is like short bursts of angry words being 'spat' at each other, which makes it a brief, petty quarrel.