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lingua fracas

1. The few words one knows in another language sufficient to start a fight.

2. A fight over the proper use of a word.
1. Bottom doesn’t speak Spanish; he only knows enough of the lingua fracas to get into trouble.

2. “ ‘Impact’ is a verb only in the lingua fracas.”
You mean, like, when my fist impacts your face?”
by Bottom Ford May 1, 2010
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