bunfight
Rowdy tea party
A bunfight is a grand or crowded social gathering, especially one with refreshments—originally British slang for a tea party.
The word often carries a note of gentle mockery, suggesting fussy formality or chaotic jostling: The annual awards ceremony turned into the usual bunfight.
It can also describe any noisy argument or contentious meeting: The budget debate was a real bunfight.
Reasoned case or dispute
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- squabbleTrivial noisy argument
- rowLinear arrangement across
- spatPetty verbal dispute
tiff · bickering · wrangle · disagreement · clash · confrontation · friction · hostility
Mix into disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
ruckus · kerfuffle · uproar · frenzy · havoc · disarray · muddle · free-for-all
Afternoon refreshment gathering
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- functionPurpose or duty
- occasionNotable event or moment
event · fete · garden party · soiree · get-together · afternoon tea · buffet · do
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
spat · tiff · bickering · wrangle · disagreement · clash · confrontation · friction · hostility · acrimony
scramble
Mix into disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
commotion · ruckus · kerfuffle · uproar · frenzy · havoc · disarray · muddle · free-for-all · melee
tea party
Afternoon refreshment gathering
occasion · event · fete · garden party · soiree · get-together · afternoon tea · buffet · do · bash