What is an appalachian or southern word/term for fight or commotion?

Ruckus
dust up

Family reunion.

Commotion, rukus, roused

Such a a character might use the term “row”, (which rhymes with “cow”) to describe such a confrontation.

Example: “Rusty and Junior got into quite a row over that new gal they got tendin’ bar.”

Skirmish and also tussle

A commotion when referring to the people causing the commotion I might say “rowled up.” I’m from the northeast though. lol. “Riled up” too.

Hatfields and the McCoys.

Roughhousing.

Scrap. (Maybe that’s northern?)

Brawl.

Fired up is another or “foired uuup!”

^^like it.

Euphemistically, a “little shindig”.

Ado, scrap, tousle, scuffle, tussle, feud.

Thank you so much everyone. These are some great words. It’s going to be hard to chose now—which is a good “problem” to have. Thanks again!

Well, damn, ya’ll talk like me… whol’da thunk it?

@NomoreY_A When I first started playing on stage it was a little ol’ beer joint in Austin. So, of course I had to learn to play some country, complete with the “Southern Drawl”. I had one fan tell me, “Y’know, when I fu’st heard ya sing, I’d’a’ sworn ya’ s from these parts. But when ya open yet mouth to talk ya sound like a damned Yankee!

Small town throwdown

A hassle.