Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dustup

/ˈdʌstʌp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: dust-up
IPA: /ˈdʌstʌp/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scuffle or fight.

Informal

noun

An argument or dispute.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Mik looked at his arm and knew this wouldn't work for another dustup with the she-hemoth that was hot on his heels. He put his shield on the damaged arm. It felt strange since he usually wore it on his left."
"The incident followed other dustups between the two parties over the conduct of the war on terrorism."
"“Look at us. I plumb forgot what this dustup's even about. Now, what I'm-what I'm... what I'm trying to say here is, hoo, boy, we all need to stop fightin'.”"
"And given how few Netflix subscribers appear to have canceled their subscriptions during last year’s dust-up with Mr. Chappelle, Spotify can probably breathe easy on this front for now."

Etymology

Deverbal from dust up.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdʌstʌp/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

dustups (plural) dust-up (alternative) dust up (alternative)

Phrases

dust up

Frequently Paired Words

dust up

Synonyms

affray dust-up fight fracas kerfuffle rixation ruckus set to set-to stoush argument argy-bargy

Questions

How do you pronounce dustup?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌstʌp/.
What does dustup mean?: A scuffle or fight.
Where does dustup come from?: Deverbal from dust up.

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