Talk:bunfight

bunfight
To put it simply, I have never heard the word "bunfight" used in the context suggested by this definition. For what it's worth, the Oxford English Dictionary entry reads:

bun-fight, a jocular expression for a tea-party (cf. tea-fight);

And that for tea-fight:

tea-fight, colloq. or slang, humorous name for a tea-party or tea-meeting;

I would, therefore, propose that it be deleted as incorrect (at best), and also because it's not a word in common usage.

--Barry Salter 18:23, 3 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Changed party to tea party to show that no alcohol is present. The rest of the definition is fine. Also, we aim to include ALL words, not just those that are in common usage. SemperBlotto 07:21, 4 October 2005 (UTC)


 * In the Australian context this is not a bunfight. The connotation has to be a "fight with buns" so loud, noisy, but probably petty in nature.  The Macquarie Dictionary states "(colloq.) any noisy or disorganised gathering of people, as at a crowded party" Billinghurst 10:47, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Why does this entry not cover the meaning of "petty squabble"? For example in The other one of the big four supermarkets, Morrisons, is staying out of this whole bunfight. 86.17.13.130 08:42, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Following on from the above paragraph - "bunfight" does also mean "petty squabble", and I have known it to be used for this meaning. Also, double checking several online dictionaries does also show this to be an alternative meaning, depending upon context. So, I would recommend that this meaning is added. --AndyM (talk) 20:54, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

How ironic to find a bunfight going on on the Talk page for 'bunfight'. 82.41.44.46 19:52, 22 September 2015 (UTC)