spat

Definition

  • noun: a short argument about something that is not important
  • noun: a young bivalve (as an oyster)
  • verb: to argue or fight
  • verb: to quarrel pettily or briefly
  • past tense and past participle of 'spit'
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: slap, dispute, legging

Examples

  • They were typical sisters, 'spatting' one minute, playing together the next.

  • He took a taste of the soup and quickly 'spat/spit' it 'out'.

  • She 'spat' a few nasty remarks at him as he left.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You've seen a ship with black sails that's crewed by the damned and captained by a man so evil that Hell itself spat him back out? No. No. But I have seen a ship with black sails. Oh. No ship that's not crewed by the damned and captained by a man so evil that Hell spat him out could possibly have black sails, therefore couldn't be any other ship than the Black Pearl. Is that what you're saying? (..)
    2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl