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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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In the 2016 dark comedy “Catfight,” Ms. Heche and Sandra Oh portray quarrelsome rivals locked in a lifetime of dirty tricks and grudge settling.

From Washington Post

She also starred with Sandra Oh in the indie film “Catfight.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Oh and Heche are great here, giving performances entirely lacking in vanity and self-consciousness,” The Times’ “Catfight” review said.

From Los Angeles Times

She says she underestimated their “need for a perceived catfight.”

From Washington Post

There are meaningful elements to the storyline — such as the turmoil Maddy and Cassie face in response to Nate’s emotionally abusive behavior — but it leans into the catfight of it all, getting away from the creative risks that once made the series stand out.

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