: an intense fight or argument especially between two women
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As the setup cycles through cinematic tropes and makes its way to a predictable catfight over who’s the true domestic goddess, Banks is terrific at communicating Carol’s wordless rage, her workplace competitiveness having shifted to the home front.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Both savor catfights but frame men as dogs.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Which witch emerges victorious—not just from that catfight but from the whole of this busy, confused, hopelessly mangled movie?
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Over eight years, the show morphed into toxic catfights, backstabbing parents and even a bankruptcy fraud conviction for Miller.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Both savor catfights but frame men as dogs.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Which witch emerges victorious—not just from that catfight but from the whole of this busy, confused, hopelessly mangled movie?
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Over eight years, the show morphed into toxic catfights, backstabbing parents and even a bankruptcy fraud conviction for Miller.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Catfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catfight. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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