"shitting match" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-shitting match.ogg [Australia] Forms: shitting matches [plural]
Etymology: Compare pissing contest. Etymology templates: {{m|en|pissing contest}} pissing contest Head templates: {{en-noun}} shitting match (plural shitting matches)
  1. (countable, idiomatic, vulgar, slang) A pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter. Tags: countable, idiomatic, slang, vulgar Synonyms (pointless competition or dispute): pissing contest, dick-measuring contest Derived forms: whole shitting match
    Sense id: en-shitting_match-en-noun-qCmSuc4j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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