bunfight
Britishnoun
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a tea party
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ironic an official function
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a petty squabble or argument
Example Sentences
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"So it was a bittersweet moment because it was great to have such a high-profile project, but there were elements of it which felt like a Victorian bunfight over who owned the bones."
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025
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
Then in July, a boardroom bunfight at Siemens ended with the departure of Peter Löscher, the chief executive.
From Economist • Jan. 23, 2014
Like most show-offs, the posturing counted for nothing as the peloton fractured in the final 5km and the catwalk show descended into a bunfight.
From The Guardian • May 5, 2013
Out of this daft bunfight, Strauss and his collaborator Hoffmansthal shaped a masterpiece.
From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2010
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