slugfest

[ sluhg-fest ]
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nounInformal.
  1. a baseball game in which both teams make many runs and extra-base hits.

  2. a boxing bout in which the boxers exchange powerful blows vigorously and aggressively with little care for defense.

  1. an intense conflict or combat.

Origin of slugfest

1
First recorded in 1915–20; slug2 + fest

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British Dictionary definitions for slugfest

slugfest

/ (ˈslʌɡˌfɛst) /


nouninformal
  1. a boxing match in which opponents trade heavy blows

  2. any sporting contest between powerful and evenly matched opponents

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