(1) A brief competitive verbal exchange between two or more individuals. One individual attempts to
outdo another in his or her use of the English language in the most ridiculous manner possible. (2) Phrase used to cut the
tension by an
observer during an intense verbal assault.
When Stephen was insulting
Ariel's "Run for the Cure" bracelet and
Ariel tried to fight him, Meg tried to cut the tension by referring to the
altercation as a word off.
