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the Hatfields and the McCoys

the Hatfields and the McCoys phrase: any group or pair of parties engaged in a long-lasting feud.

Phrase

the Hatfields and the McCoys

  1. (informal) Any group or pair of parties engaged in a long-lasting feud.

Forms of the Hatfields and the McCoys

alternative formHatfields and McCoys

Questions about the Hatfields and the McCoys

What does the Hatfields and the McCoys mean?
The Hatfields and the McCoys means any group or pair of parties engaged in a long-lasting feud.
What part of speech is the Hatfields and the McCoys?
The Hatfields and the McCoys is a phrase.

Words near the Hatfields and the McCoys in the dictionary

  1. the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
  2. the handbags come out
  3. the handwriting is on the wall
  4. the hard way
  5. The Hatch
  6. the Hatfields and the McCoys
  7. The Havens
  8. the head fred
  9. The Heart
  10. the heart wants what it wants
  11. the heart wants what the heart wants

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