pissing war: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  • A prolonged, petty, and mutually destructive dispute characterized by attempts to one‑up, embarrass, or humiliate the other side.
  • An escalatory conflict in which participants expend time, money, or reputation on spiteful competition rather than constructive outcomes.

  Examples

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  • The two companies have been engaged in a pissing war over patent rights for years.

    Las dos empresas han estado en una disputa interminable por los derechos de patente durante años.

  • That pissing war between the neighbors over the fence is just childish.

    La pelea interminable entre los vecinos por la cerca es simplemente infantil.

  • Politicians often get caught up in pissing wars instead of focusing on real issues.

    Los políticos a menudo se enredan en disputas mezquinas en lugar de enfocarse en problemas reales.