dust-up

dust·-up

Slang a commotion, quarrel, or fight

also written dustup

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Noun

(plural dustups)

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

Origin

dust +"Ž up

Noun

(plural dust-ups)

Alternative spelling of dustup.

Verb

to dust, to clean by dusting
(intransitive) to attack or renounce

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