warpath
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈwɔrˌpæθ/
- Informal
:
en pie de guerra
- Sarah's on the warpath, so I suggest you play nice.
And now Brian Rose has been on an absolute warpath.
- And now Brian Rose has been on an absolute warpath.
- It means it's time for you to fight harder to dig in means it's time for you to go on the warpath.
- And she just continues down this warpath of not accepting that it is a full stop.
- Jamie Page likes cleanliness, but she's kind of like a fucking on a warpath.
Examples
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I have camped with the Indians; I have been on the warpath with them.
Academic text (1997) -
My boss is on the warpath after learning about the missed deadline.
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The government has been on the warpath, taking freedom from the people.
Blog text (9) -
There are too many guns and too many groups out there ready to go on the warpath.
Blog text (6) -
Ever since the elections of 1996, the two largest political parties have been on a warpath against each other.
Academic text (1999) -
And I gotta warn ya, he's on the warpath.
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She's on the warpath.
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Allyn was on the warpath and didn't even know yet about his intention to fly to D.C. with Elena.
Fiction book (1995) -
When she found out that her team was late, Emily went on the warpath for answers.
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He was on the warpath over the unfair treatment he received at work.
Synonyms
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7.9
Very angry and ready to punish someone who upset you
In open, serious conflict with someone
Antonyms
Idioms
How Angry
- Literature
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- Informal
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1.0
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word warpath comes from joining war and path, where path means 'road', so it first named the road warriors took to go to battle. So when someone is 'on the warpath' today, it means they are very angry and ready to fight or argue.