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BUN-FIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bun-fight mean?
• BUN-FIGHT (noun)
The noun BUN-FIGHT has 1 sense:
1. (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
Familiarity information: BUN-FIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
bun-fight; bunfight
Hypernyms ("bun-fight" is a kind of...):
party (an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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