- catfight
- Australian Slangfight between two women
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Catfight — is a term for an altercation between two women, typically involving scratching, hair pulling, and shirt shredding as opposed to punching or wrestling. It can also be used to describe two human females insulting each other verbally or being… … Wikipedia
catfight — [kat′fīt΄] n. Informal a fight or bitter quarrel, esp. between two women … English World dictionary
Catfight — Der Begriff Catfight (engl. Katzenkampf) kommt aus dem angloamerikanischem Sprachraum und ist dort die Bezeichnung für einen Streit zwischen Frauen. Die Auseinandersetzung kann sowohl körperlich als auch verbal ausgetragen werden, wobei bei der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
catfight — noun a) A fight between cats. The caterwauling from the catfight in the back yard was awful; I couldnt get to sleep until it was over. b) Acrimonious fighting or bickering, especially between females. Nancy and Sheila got into a catfight when… … Wiktionary
catfight — [[t]kæ̱tfaɪt[/t]] catfights N COUNT A catfight is an angry fight or quarrel, especially between women. [mainly JOURNALISM] A catfight has erupted over who will get top billing … English dictionary
catfight — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a bitter and usually intensely personal dispute there ll be questions from the floor and a general catfight Helen Howe … Useful english dictionary
catfight — noun Date: 1919 an intense fight or argument especially between two women … New Collegiate Dictionary
catfight — /kat fuyt /, n. a dispute carried out with intense hostility and bitterness. [CAT1 + FIGHT] * * * … Universalium
Catfight — fight between two women … Dictionary of Australian slang
catfight — cat|fight [ˈkætfaıt] n informal a word for a fight between women, that some people consider offensive … Dictionary of contemporary English
