dustup

noun

dust·​up ˈdəst-ˌəp How to pronounce dustup (audio)
: row, fight

Examples of dustup in a Sentence

He had a dustup with a guy in the bar. he came home with a black eye from the dustup at the bar
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The position dustups have also exposed Devers’ first instinct to be inwardly focused. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025 The public relations dustups at Nike, Coke and many others are symptoms of a much bigger problem—when brands lose their way and need to recapture the spotlight, stress sets in and mistakes are made. Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 But contemporary critics such as Arthur Kropp, the president in 1991 of the progressive advocacy group People for the American Way, did see the dustup as a portent way back then. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025 The film, which chronicles prosecutors’ controversial 2023 raid on an online news outlet amid a defamation dustup with then-President Yoon Suk Yeol,, has grossed $276,864 since its midweek opening. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dustup

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dustup was in 1897

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“Dustup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dustup. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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