up-and-downern.
/ˌʌp(ə)nˈdaʊnə/, U.S. /ˌəpənˈdaʊnər/ slang.
An up-and-down fight or argument (up and down adj. 5a); a violent quarrel.
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society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > noisy or angry quarrel > instance of
ganglinga1387
altercation1410
brawla1500
heat1549
wranglea1555
brabble1566
paroxysm1578
wrangling1580
brangle1600
branglement1617
rixation1623
row1746
skimmington1753
mêlée1765
breeze1785
squeal1788
hash1789
rook1808
blow-up1809
blowout1825
scena1826
reerie1832
catfight1854
barney1855
wigs on the green1856
bull and cow1859
scrap1890
slanging match1896
snap1897
up-and-downer1927
brannigan1941
rhubarb1941
bitch fight1949
punch-up1958
shout-up1965
shouting match1970
1927 Daily Tel. 6 Sept. 7/7 My daughter's young man wants to be king of the castle,..and the trouble is that the missus thinks more of him than she does of me. We has a bit of an up-and-a-downer last night, and he has the cheek to fetch a policeman.
1932 P. MacDonald Rope to Spare xii. 174 I 'appened to hear them in a proper up-and-downer.
1955 M. Gilbert Sky High v. 71 Regular upper-and-downer you seemed to be having with Miss Palling.
1978 D. Williams Treasure up in Smoke viii. 73 I've just had the most glorious up-and-downer with my brother.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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