spat
noun/spæt/
/spæt/
- (informal) a short argument about something unimportantTopics Opinion and argumentc2
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- [usually plural] a piece of cloth that covers the ankle, worn in the past by men over the shoe and fastened with buttons at the side
Word Originsense 2 early 19th cent.: abbreviation of spatterdash.sense 1 early 19th cent. (originally a US colloquial usage): probably imitative.
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