Meaning & use
Beefing
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Complaining persistently about something, or engaged in an ongoing dispute or feud with someone.
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He's always beefing about how early he has to wake up for work.
The two rappers have been beefing online for months.
A note on using this word
The verb "to beef" meaning "to complain" dates to early 20th-century American slang, unrelated to the meat.
Words with a similar meaning
complainingfeuding
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Strengthening or increasing something, usually in the phrase "beefing up."
The company is beefing up security after the data breach.
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