pissing war

Meaning

Noun

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

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Origin

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

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