NOUN
  1. an angry dispute
    they had words
    they had a quarrel
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How To Use dustup In A Sentence

  • Anyone recall the dustup that occured when Ted Rall did the comic comparing the boy king to a mentally retarded person? Think Progress » Bush: Americans Sacrifice ‘Peace Of Mind When They See The Terrible Image’ Of War On TV
  • The dustup could be a publicity coup for Zynga, which is on the verge of making its stock market debut. NYDN Rss
  • The dustup is the latest scandal in global warming science, coming after the disclosure of attempts to shade climate-science research findings at the U. K.'s East Anglia U.iversity and the failed talks in Copenhagen by environmental policymakers last month. FOXNews.com
  • This means that somehow the dustup is the Clinton campaign's fault? Key Obama Surrogate Says She Believes Hillary Camp Had Nothing To Do With Obama Turban Pic
  • LEMON: Jessica, hey, I think "dustup" is putting it mild there. CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2008
  • The dustup over such a small purchase is a reminder that U.S. security officials are keeping Huawei on a short leash.
  • It's incredible to me that you see Obama gaining leverage on this "dustup". Hillary Hits Obama: "Pennsylvanians Don't Need A President Who Looks Down On Them"
  • New York Times reports that the "" dustup "over President-elect Barack Obama's selection of Leon Panetta" to lead the CIA appeared to cool Wednesday "after Senator Dianne Feinstein, incoming chairwoman of the Select Committee on Intelligence," dropped her criticism, "saying, Top Stories - Google News
  • The dustup between the professors provoked a flurry of articles and op-eds earlier this year, but most of the coverage missed its true import.
  • It was the same kind of feistiness the Rays displayed in spring training during a dustup with the New York Yankees and a bench-clearing brawl in June on their first visit to Boston to play the Red Sox. Rays whisk away White Sox in victorious playoffs debut
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