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- noun An often vicious conflict in which combatants contend for dominance over certain territory.
- noun A
pissing contest . - noun A (nonphysical) conflict of ideology.
Etymologies
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The phrase is derived from the territorial behaviour of certain animals, such as male cats, which mark territorial claims with urine.
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