单词 | punch-up |
释义 | punch-upn. colloquial. A fight or brawl; (in extended use) a fierce argument. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > a fight bicker1297 fightc1300 tirpeilc1330 ragea1393 stradec1400 intermell1489 cockfighta1513 skirm1534 bustle1579 pell-mellc1586 brabble1587 jostle1607 scufflea1616 counterbuff1632 mêléea1648 roil1690 tussle1749 scrimmage1780 turn-up1810 scrape1812 pounding match1815 mellay1819 struggle1840 mix-up1841 scrap1846 rough-up1891 turn-to1893 push and shove1895 bagarre1897 stoush1908 dogfight1910 bundle1936 sort-out1937 yike1940 bassa-bassa1956 punch-up1958 thump-up1967 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 1958 F. Norman Bang to Rights 28 The next morning after we had had this little punch up. 1967 New Scientist 14 Dec. 673/1 Good old-fashioned punch-ups between the holders of rival theories, of the sort that so stimulated 19th century science, are sadly rare today. 1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Aug. 944/3 Boxing and pub punch-ups were his main amusements. 1995 Home & School (Canada) Apr. 5/1 Playground punch-ups are more violent. Kids as young as 10 are packing a weapon to be ‘cool’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1958 |
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