: an intense fight or argument especially between two women
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Both savor catfights but frame men as dogs.
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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
Then just pour yourself onto the couch to imbibe in the campiest of catfights that are custom-made for laughing and yelling at as the misdeeds unspool onscreen.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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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
Then just pour yourself onto the couch to imbibe in the campiest of catfights that are custom-made for laughing and yelling at as the misdeeds unspool onscreen.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Catfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catfight. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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