Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fight between cats.
- noun Informal A physical fight or angry argument between people, especially women.
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- noun A
fight betweencats . - noun slang An
acrimonious fighting orbickering , especially betweenfemales .
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Examples
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Video of the catfight is shortly to be released on YouTube.
Archive 2009-06-01 Dungeekin 2009
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Video of the catfight is shortly to be released on YouTube.
Brown and Mandelson Rift Reported Dungeekin 2009
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Hey, even I have to admit I love a good catfight, which is why I can ` t wait to bring you the ugliest, nastiest celebrity catfights, ever.
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Any politician that would get into a "catfight" with Letterman is too thin-skinned to be a mayor, much less a governor or president of anything.
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Well ...... after all, the (predominantly male) media does love a good 'catfight'.
Quote Of The Day 2009
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That "catfight" puts Palin on the defensive and forces her to spend part of her public spotlight currency elsewhere instead of spreading lies about Obama.
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For one thing, it would just feed the stupid, sexist "catfight" narrative that the media is salivating over.
Hillary Weighs In On Lipstick-Gate, Doesn't Attack Palin 2009
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Pelosi made several missteps right off the bat and yes, it was a "catfight" between her and Harman.
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Our nation has too many problems for HRC to allow something of this nature to fester, when all she has to do is come out in strong support of Caroline and the 'catfight' memes dry up immediately!
Hillary Spokesperson: She Won't Say Anything About Her Successor 2009
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Which is why I say, that it is best for Obama to stay above the fray and not engage this personal 'catfight' between folks who have 16 years of history ... before he even entered politics.
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