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fistfight

[ fist-fahyt ]

noun

  1. a fight using bare fists. fist.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fistfight1

First recorded in 1595–1605; fist 1 + fight
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Football violence in Uganda dates back to the 1980s when local games were characterised by stone-throwing and fistfights between rival fans.

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The horsemen took it as a threat as one might expect, leading to a fistfight after the meeting.

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Most of its featured romantic betrayals and fistfights were real, revved into the red by producers taking advantage of their subject's emotional discombobulation.

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Dodger Stadium and its grounds also have a long history of physical altercations, including fistfights between drunken fans, fan-on-fan attacks that left people with severe injuries, and beatings by security personnel.

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These alleged tactics included slashing car tires, throwing dirt clods at surfers descending the bluffs and full-on fistfights in the water.

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