dustup

noun

dust·​up ˈdəst-ˌəp How to pronounce dustup (audio)
: row, fight

Examples of dustup in a Sentence

He had a dustup with a guy in the bar. he came home with a black eye from the dustup at the bar
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With that, what might have been a small dustup turned into a full-on war that reached far beyond Wheaton’s students and alumni. Emma Green, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2025 If the Trump mention at her installation ceremony hinted at Levine Cava’s lack of interest in friction with the incoming Republican administration, a dustup with team Trump over her plan for a new county incinerator cemented that impression. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025 The dustup was also later revisited on the network’s Laura Coates Live. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025 Hegseth’s directive arrived before Friday’s dustup between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. David Klepper, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dustup

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dustup was in 1897

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“Dustup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dustup. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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