shitting match

English

Etymology

Compare pissing contest.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

shitting match (plural shitting matches)

1. (countable, idiomatic, vulgar, slang) A pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.
   • 1999 July 22, in, “Question for NPS defenders”, in alt.music.prince‎^[1] (Usenet):

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

Synonyms

• (pointless competition or dispute): see pissing contest, dick-measuring contest

Derived terms

• whole shitting match