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bun fights

bun fights is the plural of bun fight.

Meaning of bun fight

Noun

bun fight (plural bun fights)

  1. (idiomatic) A debate or disagreement, usually with several parties involved, often political in nature.
    • "Our interest in the thing is all lackadaisical, a kind of bun-fight of pet notions. There's no real steam."1915, John Galsworthy, chapter 25, in The Freelands
  2. (UK, slang) A formal tea party or other social gathering, especially one at which food is served.
    • ... a party - afternoon bunfight, you know. A lot of young men in long frock-coats glued to the door-posts, so limp, poor things, and all the women drinking tea by themselves and longing for the young men.1892, Campbell McKellar, “Judy on Society”, in A Jersey Witch, page 87

Questions about bun fights

What is bun fights the plural of?
Bun fights is the plural of bun fight.

Words near bun fights in the dictionary

  1. bumwads
  2. bun
  3. bun drop
  4. bun drops
  5. bun fight
  6. bun fights
  7. bun stock
  8. bun stocks
  9. Bun-ayan
  10. bun-bun
  11. bun-buns

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