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catfight

American  
[kat-fahyt] / ˈkætˌfaɪt /

noun

  1. a dispute carried out with intense hostility and bitterness.

catfight British  
/ ˈkætˌfaɪt /

noun

  1. informal a fight between two women

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Etymology

Origin of catfight

cat ( def. ) + fight

Example Sentences

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Who wasn’t mesmerized by last week’s epic, if profoundly embarrassing, catfight between Elon Musk and Donald Trump?

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

Parker then stressed to Extra that there was no "catfight" between the women.

From Fox News • Dec. 7, 2021

But, “I wouldn’t classify this as a catfight or a fight,” said Rolfes, adding that Reykdal has been good to work with.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2020

I think that conversations about generational divides miss the point, and are all too common in the attempt to set up feminism as a generational catfight – because people like it when ladies fight.

From The Guardian • Feb. 29, 2020

No doubt it was extraordinarily stupid of me to bring his daughter’s name into the catfight we had last night.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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