noun
- a commotion or fuss; a disturbance or argument
Usage: British informal; plural form
Examples
- There were terrible kickups at the meeting when the budget cuts were announced.
- She caused quite a few kickups with her controversial proposal.
- The neighbors had kickups over the noise from the construction site.
- Management tried to avoid any kickups during the reorganization.
- The policy change led to kickups among the staff members.
- He’s always stirring up kickups wherever he goes.