catfight.
A fight between cats.
Meaning & usage
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.
A fight or bickering, especially between women.
Nancy and Sheila got into a catfight when Nancy's boyfriend cheated on her with Sheila.
Where this word comes from
From cat + fight. So named because, like cats, scratching is a common defensive tactic among women, as opposed to a fistfight between men.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.