: an intense fight or argument especially between two women
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McQuarrie’s feats lack the comic timing, composition, and emotionalism that cartoonist-director Brad Bird brought to the thrilling Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Ethan/Tom spider-walking the Burj Khalifa skyscraper and outrunning a dust storm, Paula Patton’s womanly catfight with Léa Seydoux).
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Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
Scarred by infighting, the insecure NBC show eventually became a hate-watch for many and had all kinds of stereotypes, from diva catfights to sleazy directors to avaricious personal assistants.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked gives a behind-the-scenes look at the flagship competition series, peeling back the curtain on what viewers don’t see on the show — the backstage battles, catfights and secrets.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
This isn’t to say the vigilante trans group in the new world is free of petty catfights.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
Scarred by infighting, the insecure NBC show eventually became a hate-watch for many and had all kinds of stereotypes, from diva catfights to sleazy directors to avaricious personal assistants.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked gives a behind-the-scenes look at the flagship competition series, peeling back the curtain on what viewers don’t see on the show — the backstage battles, catfights and secrets.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
This isn’t to say the vigilante trans group in the new world is free of petty catfights.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Catfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catfight. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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