dustup

See also: dust-up and dust up

English

Alternative forms

• dust-up

Etymology

Deverbal from dust up.

Noun

dustup (plural dustups)

1. (informal) A scuffle or fight.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fight

2. (informal, by extension) An argument or dispute.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dispute

   • 2005 June 21, Seattle Times:

     The incident followed other dustups between the two parties over the conduct of the war on terrorism.

   • 2022 January 31, Kevin Roose, “Spotify’s Joe Rogan Problem Isn’t Going Away”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     And given how few Netflix subscribers appear to have canceled their subscriptions during last year’s dust-up with Mr. Chappelle, Spotify can probably breathe easy on this front for now.

Related terms

• dust up (verb)

Translations

dispute

• Azerbaijani: dava (az), dalaşma, vuruşma
• Finnish: tuuletus (fi)
• French: différend (fr) m
• German: Auseinandersetzung (de) f, Streit (de) m