- (informal)
a short argument about something unimportant 小争吵；小别扭；口角 - [usually plural]
a piece of cloth that covers the ankle, worn in the past by men over the shoe and fastened with buttons at the side （旧时男子用的）鞋罩
Word Originsense 2 early 19th cent.: abbreviation of spatterdash.sense 1 early 19th cent. (originally a US colloquial usage): probably imitative.