Definition of "catfight" [catfight]

• A fight between or among cats. (noun)
• Informal A vociferous dispute: a catfight between farmers and the government over subsidies. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Video of the catfight is shortly to be released on YouTube."
• "Hey, even I have to admit I love a good catfight, which is why I can ` t wait to bring you the ugliest, nastiest celebrity catfights, ever."
• "Any politician that would get into a "catfight" with Letterman is too thin-skinned to be a mayor, much less a governor or president of anything."