what's beef?

i'm just going to come out and make this short and simple. i am utterly annoyed at all these herbs out here interjecting "beef" into their everyday vocabulary, most of them not even knowing what the hell beef even signifies. so here it is for all the urban-vernacularly challenged folks out there.

if you and i get into an argument, a very heated argument, and afterwards we both continue on our ways, just grumbling to anyone who'll listen about how much we don't like each other. that's NOT beef. on the other hand, if after that same argument, the next time i see you, i punch you in the face and proceed to stomp you out... THAT'S beef. don't get the two confused. please.

similarly, if you and i get into an argument and fists start to fly, my boy sees and comes to jump in, and we proceed to seriously f-bomb your wold up, causing you to hold a grudge to the extent that you scheme to catch me solo while you have your crew with you so that you can retaliate... THAT'S beef. matter of fact, that's heavy beef.

if i don't like you, you don't like me, and none of our friends get along, such to the point where weapons get involved, people's parents' homes are endangered, innocent bystanders get incidentally victimized in the process of all our "resolving" of our conflict, also including intrigue, espionage and betrayal... then that's dirty beef.

summarily, this establishes that beef is not simply a friendly, or even a not so friendly disagreement, between persons who may (or may not) respect each other. beef equals violence. end of story.