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    slanging match

    noun

    • 1. a prolonged exchange of insults: British "the marriage descended into a public slanging match"
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  3. SLANGING MATCH definition: 1. an argument in which both people use angry uncontrolled language and insult each other: 2. an…. Learn more.

  4. A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other. [British] They conducted a public slanging match. Synonyms: quarrel, row, argument, set-to [informal] More Synonyms of slanging match. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  5. : a heated exchange of abuse. Examples of slanging match in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web After the Alaska confrontation between top U.S. and Chinese officials and the slanging match between Presidents Biden and Vladimir Putin, the world is as fraught as ever. Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2021.

  6. Definition of slanging match noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. a ˈslanging match. (British English, informal) a noisy, angry argument: It started as a peaceful discussion, but it ended in a real slanging match. Slanging in this idiom comes from the old verb slang, meaning ‘to attack somebody with rude and offensive language’. See also: match, slang. Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017.

  8. Slanging match definition: a dispute in which insults and accusations are made by each party against the other. See examples of SLANGING MATCH used in a sentence.

  9. slanging match. noun (Brit.) quarrel, row, argument, set-to (informal), barney (informal), spat, altercation, ding-dong, argy-bargy (Brit. informal), battle of words They conducted a public slanging match on television.

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