English Explanatory Dictionary

pissing war

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An often vicious conflict in which combatants contend for dominance over certain territory.
  2. An immature dispute over some trivial matter.

Pronunciation

En-au-pissing war.ogg

Word forms

pissing war pissing wars

Etymology

The phrase is derived from the territorial behaviour of certain animals, such as male cats, which mark territorial claims with urine.

Synonyms

pissing contest
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