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dustup

dustup

See also: dust-up and dust up

English

Alternative forms

dust-up

Noun

dustup ‎(plural dustups)

(informal) A scuffle or fight.
(informal, by extension) An argument or dispute.

Quotations

2005, Seattle Times, 21 June,
The incident followed other dustups between the two parties over the conduct of the war on terrorism.

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:fight
See also Wikisaurus:dispute

Translations

dispute

Finnish: tuuletus (fi)

French: différend (fr) m