English

Noun

catfight ‎(plural catfights)

1. A fight between cats.

   The caterwauling from the catfight in the back yard was awful; I couldn't get to sleep until it was over.

2. (slang) An acrimonious fighting or bickering between women; so named because, like cats, scratching is a common defensive tactic among women, as opposed to a fistfight between men.

   Nancy and Sheila got into a catfight when Nancy's boyfriend cheated on her with Sheila.

Synonyms

• (acrimonious fight, especially between women): hairpulling contest, (Australia) scragfight

Related terms

• (acrimonious fight, especially between women): catty

Translations

See also

• (acrimonious fight, especially between women): handbags, handbags at dawn, the handbags come out, meow!
• dogfight