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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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
Metro describes Tuesday's Tory leadership debate on BBC One as a "bunfight", while the Daily Mirror calls the candidates "clueless" and "unable to answer the big questions".
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2019
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
The man behind the amateurs' bunfight, Richard McKerrow of Love Productions, is not surprised by the show's success.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2012
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