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dustup (noun)

dustup /ˈdʌstˌʌp/ noun

plural dustups

dustup

/ˈdʌstˌʌp/

noun

plural dustups

Britannica Dictionary definition of DUSTUP

[count] informal

: a fight or loud argument

He had a dustup with a guy in the bar.

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