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A grudge with a family tree and no statute of limitations.
means A prolonged, bitter feud pursued as a matter of honor or revenge, often passed down between families or groups over years.
from From Italian vendetta, meaning 'revenge' or 'vengeance,' tracing back to Latin vindicta (vindication, revenge), from vindicare, 'to claim, avenge, or set free.' The word carries the weight of Corsican and Sicilian blood feuds, where killing a family member obligated the victim's relatives to retaliate — sometimes for generations — making 'vendetta' synonymous with inherited, institutionalized grudge-holding.
- origin
- from latin vindicare, to avenge
- famous case
- corsican feuds lasted generations, over honor
- body count
- hatfields vs mccoys killed over a decade
- modern form
- now mostly fought in group chats