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bunfight

/ 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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"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."

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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".

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

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So anything that turns Scottish politics back into a binary bunfight over borders will implicitly damage Labour and benefit the Tories.

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The legal bunfight comes after Hungry Jack’s began selling the Big Jack burger, and an even chunkier model named the Mega Jack, in July.

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