catfight

[ kat-fahyt ]

noun

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

catfight

/ ˈkætˌfaɪt /

noun

1. informal.
   a fight between two women

Word History and Origins

Origin of catfight¹

cat ( def ) + fight

Example Sentences

Over a decade after 13-year-old Ruthy Ramirez never returns home after track practice, her oldest sister, Jessica, discovers Ruthy on TV in a tasteless reality show called “Catfight.”

From Seattle Times

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

Related Words

• altercation
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• dissension
• disturbance
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• feud
• fracas
• misunderstanding
• row
• ruckus
• run-in
• spat
• squabble