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Slugfest

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs. slang

    "The game turned into a 15-9 slugfest."

  2. 2
    a fight with bare fists wordnet
  3. 3
    A game or match in which heavy blows are exchanged. slang

    "The championship bout was a slugfest; both boxers were bloodied."

  4. 4
    A tough, heated contest. figuratively, slang

    "Lakers win slugfest over Clippers"

Etymology

Originally US, from slug (“to hit very hard”) + -fest.

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