shitting match
English
Etymology
Compare pissing contest.
Noun
shitting match (plural shitting matches)
- (countable, idiomatic, vulgar, slang) A pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.
- 1999, July 22, in Question for NPS defenders, in alt.music.prince, Usenet:
- No prob. I just don't wanna start another shitting match. No one on AMP wants to see it except us.
- 1999, July 22, in Question for NPS defenders, in alt.music.prince, Usenet:
Synonyms
- (pointless competition or dispute): see pissing contest, dick-measuring contest
Derived terms
- whole shitting match