pissing war

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pissing war

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The phrase is derived from the territorial behaviour of certain animals, such as male cats, which mark territorial claims with urine.

noun pissing wars

An often vicious conflict in which combatants contend for dominance over certain territory.
idiomatic, slang, vulgar An immature dispute over some trivial matter.
Similar: pissing contest

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@misc{pissing_war_2026,
  title = {pissing war},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pissing%20war},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}