dustup

Plural: dustups

Noun

• A brief fight or argument; a minor quarrel.
• an angry dispute
• A scuffle or fight.
• An argument or dispute.

Examples

• A minor DUSTUP occurred over the validity of ’QI’ in their Words With Friends match.

Synonyms

quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle, affray, altercation, argument, argy-bargy, barney, bawl out, blue, bobbery, brawl, clash, conflict, controversy, debate, difference, ding-dong, disagreement, discordance, disharmony, disputation, dispute, dissonance, disunion, dust-up, dustup, face-off, falling out, feud, fight, flite, fracas, hassle, kerfuffle, quibble, ruckus, set to, set-to, spat, squabble, stoush, tangle, threap, tiff

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