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fisticuffs /ˈfɪstɪˌkʌfs/ noun
fisticuffs
/ˈfɪstɪˌkʌfs/
noun
Learner's definition of FISTICUFFS
[plural] old-fashioned
: a fight with fists拳斗;互殴
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

fisticuffs

plural noun

fist·​i·​cuffs ˈfi-sti-ˌkəfs How to pronounce fisticuffs (audio)
: a fight with the fists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web From local civic fisticuffs to mass school shootings, most of us have an internal voice that says stop. WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 From a football standpoint, there are more fracases and fisticuffs in joint practices than games, diminishing some of their value. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Longtime captain Devin McCourty, who has seen his share of practice dustups, said the Andrews-Barmore fisticuffs will soon be forgotten. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022 In the end, the movies’ biggest advertisement for themselves will have people talking less about Smith’s acting than about his fisticuffs. New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022 Like his contemporaries Steve Gerber and Jim Starlin, Englehart used superheroes as a form of consciousness-raising, mixing social commentary with the usual tights and capes fisticuffs. Joe George, Men's Health, 25 Apr. 2022 Both teams brought gritty physicality, on-court pettiness and smug commentary from their star players, as well as potential fisticuffs between two bench players. Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2022 Hockey has evolved into more of an exhibition of skill than of brute force, though physicality and occasional fisticuffs remain an appeal of the game. oregonlive, 6 May 2022 Amid school closures, teacher strikes and school board fisticuffs, her character, Ava Coleman — the school’s principal and the show’s comedic foil — put a humorous face on the frustrations of millions. New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

alteration of fisty cuff, from fisty fistic + cuff

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fisticuffs was in 1605

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