slanging matchnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈslæŋ.ɪŋ ˌmætʃ/us/ˈslæŋ.ɪŋ ˌmætʃ/UK informalan argument in which both people use angry uncontrolled language and insult each other:
The politicians started a slanging match in the middle of the debate.
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Arguments & disagreements
- altercation
- argument
- belligerent
- blow up
- bust up
- conflict
- confrontation
- contention
- disharmony
- dissonance
- feud
- fracas
- fray
- Mexican standoff
- quibble
- rivalry
- row 1
- ructions
- trouble
- tussle
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