Talk:bunfight

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bunfight[edit]

To put it simply, I have never heard the word "bunfight" used in the context suggested by this definition. For what it's worth, the Oxford English Dictionary entry reads:

bun-fight, a jocular expression for a tea-party (cf. tea-fight);

And that for tea-fight:

tea-fight, colloq. or slang, humorous name for a tea-party or tea-meeting;

I would, therefore, propose that it be deleted as incorrect (at best), and also because it's not a word in common usage.

--Barry Salter 18:23, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

In the Australian context this is not a bunfight. The connotation has to be a "fight with buns" so loud, noisy, but probably petty in nature. The Macquarie Dictionary states "(colloq.) any noisy or disorganised gathering of people, as at a crowded party" Billinghurst 10:47, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why does this entry not cover the meaning of "petty squabble"? For example in The other one of the big four supermarkets, Morrisons, is staying out of this whole bunfight.[1] 86.17.13.130 08:42, 9 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Following on from the above paragraph - "bunfight" does also mean "petty squabble", and I have known it to be used for this meaning. Also, double checking several online dictionaries[2] does also show this to be an alternative meaning, depending upon context. So, I would recommend that this meaning is added. --AndyM (talk) 20:54, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How ironic to find a bunfight going on on the Talk page for 'bunfight'. 82.41.44.46 19:52, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]