fistfight

noun

fist·​fight ˈfist-ˌfīt How to pronounce fistfight (audio)
: a usually spontaneous fight with bare fists

Examples of fistfight in a Sentence

A fistfight broke out in the stands. He often gets into fistfights.
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After an exchange of words, the two got into a fistfight. Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025 An epic legal battle between the two in the 1990s featured a courtroom fistfight. Bill Chappell, NPR, 29 May 2025 Barker appeared in three episodes, reenacting his famous fistfight from the 1996 movie Happy Gilmore. Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 This started as a four-man fistfight with Punk and Zayn standing tall early. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for fistfight

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fistfight was in 1603

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“Fistfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fistfight. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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