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Definition

A pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.

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Origins

Compare pissing contest.

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In Context

  • "No prob. I just don't wanna start another shitting match. No one on AMP wants to see it except us."
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Also Said As

  • pissing contest
  • dick-measuring contest
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Related Idioms

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pissing war

An immature dispute over some trivial matter.

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scream loudest

To complain or speak up with more intensity than others, especially in…

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get one's knickers in a twist

To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.

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tempest in a teapot

A major fuss over a trivial matter.

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up the ante

Of a dispute, to take an action that raises the stakes, i.e. that incr…

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high ground

A position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition.
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