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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The Dark Ages is more like a line dance that accidentally ends up in a fistfight. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025 Sasuke and Naruto’s battle in the Final Valley (and its sequel in Shippuden) is one of the most impassioned fistfights ever drawn. Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025 The additional villains distract from what seems to be a meditation on masculinity, and the special effects are jerky and ludicrous, like a fistfight between Kraven and The Rhino — somehow still wearing pants — that prompted some laughter at a recent screening. Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 13 Dec. 2024 Witnesses told police a fistfight involving several men broke out inside the bar when one of the men produced a firearm. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 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 5 Jun. 2025.

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