blood feud

noun

: a feud between different clans or families

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The blood feud that began with Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn decades ago has manifested in their sons, who’ve lived their careers in the shadows of their fathers' rivalry. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Maybe Sam Nivola and Leslie Bibb were in a secret blood feud. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025 Cody Rhodes And Jimmy Uso Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso seemed to squash their beef dating back to Rhodes’ blood feud with the Bloodline. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 That planted the seed of their blood feud. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for blood feud

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blood feud was in 1815

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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20feud. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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