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English

catfight

noun

Meaning

  1. A fight between cats.
  2. An acrimonious fighting or bickering between women; so named because, like cats, scratching is a common defensive tactic among women, as opposed to a fistfight between men.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data