What does spat mean slang?
a brief petty quarrel
: a brief petty quarrel or angry outburst. a lovers’ spat. 3.
What kind of word is spat?
Spat is the past tense and past participle of spit.
Is spat informal?
(informal) A slap or smack. To engage in a brief quarrel.
What is a synonym for spat?
altercation, argle-bargle. [chiefly British], argument, argy-bargy.
What is a lover spat?
spat Add to list Share. You probably recognize the word spat from the phrase “lover’s spat,” which describes a minor squabble between a couple. The spat is usually over something as silly as which partner has to do the laundry, and the relationship usually recovers quickly, with no long-term harm done.
How is spat used in a sentence?
spat noun (ARGUMENT)
a short argument, usually about something that is not important: She was having a spat with her brother about who should do the washing up.
How do you use spat in a sentence?
She took a mouthful of food and then suddenly spat it out.
- The blood was spat out of his mouth.
- Nick rolled down his window and spat.
- Bob Ewell spat contemptuously right in the lawyer’s face.
- He took a little cake and spat it out.
- He spat into the river.
- My cat spat at a dog.
Does spat mean argument?
a short argument
spat noun (ARGUMENT)
a short argument, usually about something that is not important: She was having a spat with her brother about who should do the dishes.
How do you use the word spat?
Does spat mean spit?
Spat is a past tense and past participle of spit.
What does spat out mean?
to say something quickly and angrily: He spat out an insult and marched out of the room.
What is the difference between spit and spat?
To spit is to propel something (usually saliva) from your mouth or to put something on a spit (i.e., impale). If you put something on a spit this morning, you spitted it, you can also be spitting a pig for dinner. If you ejected saliva from your mouth this morning, you spat.
Where did the word spat originate?
Related: Spat; spitting. spatter (v.) 1570s (implied in spattering), possibly a frequentative verb from the stem of Dutch or Low German spatten “to spout, burst,” of imitative origin. Related: Spattered.
Is spat correct?
So I would say to any kids or adults who want to talk about spitting in the past tense, “It’s not ‘spit’ and it’s not ‘spitted. ‘ It’s ‘spat’!”
Which is correct spit or spat?
Is it spit out or spat out?
Usage notes
Spit as the past form is common only in the US, while spat is common everywhere. The object in all transitive senses can come before or after the particle. If it is a pronoun, then it must come before the particle.