pissing war
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The phrase is derived from the territorial behaviour of certain animals, such as male cats, which mark territorial claims with urine.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]pissing war (plural pissing wars)
- An often vicious conflict in which combatants contend for dominance over certain territory.
- (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) An immature dispute over some trivial matter.
Synonyms
[edit]- (pointless competition or dispute): see pissing contest