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bunfight

British  
/ ˈbʌnˌfaɪt /

noun

  1. a tea party

  2. ironic an official function

  3. a petty squabble or argument

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In a draft of a report she prepared on improving the working environment, the atmosphere was likened to a "superhero bunfight".

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023

The row isn't a damaging thing, as long as it stays as a controllable spat, not an overwhelming bunfight.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2023

I don’t think any regular attendee at the collections, whether in New York, Milan, Paris or London, regards having to push their way through the street-style bunfight outside the shows with any joy.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2016

Then in July, a boardroom bunfight at Siemens ended with the departure of Peter Löscher, the chief executive.

From Economist ● Jan. 23, 2014

We started with the additional costs being piled on consumers by what the executive called the "totally unnecessary bunfight over gas versus renewables."

From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2012

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