catfight

English

noun

Definitions

A fight between cats.
(slang) An acrimonious fighting or bickering between women; so named because, like cats, scratching is a common defensive tactic among women, as opposed to a fistfight between men.

Etymology

Compound from English cat (former derogatory term for a person) + English fight.

Origin

English

fight

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

KatyCat English
anticat English
armored combat fight English
armoured combat fight English
barfight English
bearcat English
befight English
bitch fight English
bitchfight English
bobcat English
bullfight English
bun fight English
bunfight English
bushcat English
cat English
cat burglar English
cat train English
cat-o'-nine-tails English
cat-witted English
cataholic English
catbird English
catblogging English
catboy English
catbutt English
catcall English
catcatcher English
catclaw English
catdom English
caterwaul English
catess English
catface English
catfall English
catfish English
catfit English
catfucker English
catgirl English
cathair English
cathead English
cathole English
cathood English
cathouse English
catkin English
catkind English
catlap English
catless English
catlet English
catlicker English
catlike English
catling English
catloaf English
catlore English
catlover English
catly English
catmeat English
catmill English
catmint English
catnap English
catness English
catnip English
catophile English
catperson English
catproof English
catscratch English
catshank English
catshark English
catshit English
catsicle English
catsitter English
catskin English
catslaughter English
catslide English
catspeak English
catstail English
catstep English
catstick English
catstitch English
catsuit English
catswort English
cattail English
cattery English
cattish English
catty English
catwalk English
catwise English
catwoman English
catworm English
catwort English
cockfight English
copycat English
dogfight English
fight English
fightability English
fightable English
fightback English
fighter English
fightest English
fighteth English
fighting English
fightwite English
fightworthy English
fighty English
firefight English
fistfight English
flat-headed cat English
forfight English
gib-cat English
grandcat English
gunfight English
he-cat English
hellcat English
hepcat English
herd cats English
housecat English
infight English
jungle cat English
kitling English
kitten English
kitty-cat English
kleptocat English
lolcat English
megafight English
mudcat English
multicat English
noncat English
outfight English
piefight English
postfight English
prefight English
prizefight English
refight English
robocat English
rusty-spotted cat English
sabercat English
sabrecat English
saltcat English
scaredy cat English
scaredy-cat English
sexfight English
she-cat English
snowfight English
streetfight English
superfight English
swordfight English
tipcat English
watchcat English
werecat English
wild cat English
wildcat English
chat French
кот Russian
キャット Japanese
cat Middle English
fighten Middle English
fajt Serbo-Croatian
payts Cebuano
ファイト Korean
paitim Tok Pisin
feti Sranan Tongo
catto Interlingua
faet Pijin