fisticuffs
- noun
- /ˈfɪstɪˌkʌfs/
- Archaic
:
pelea a puñetazos
- After a few drinks, they found themselves in fisticuffs over the game, with both sides throwing punches.
You know, fisticuffs, but they never happened.
- You know, fisticuffs, but they never happened.
- And then obviously it results into fisticuffs.
- All you have to know is, you know, am I going to, you know, if I get into fisticuffs with, with this big thug, am I going to lose or not?
- And you know, yeah, any, any new fights or you've kind of the fisticuffs, you've kind of laid off that for a bit, buddy.
Examples
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It came close to fisticuffs at the family Christmas with our children, our grandchildren, all around great grandchildren.
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During the heated argument, the two friends almost resorted to fisticuffs in front of everyone.
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You know, fisticuffs, but they never happened.
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And I walked three blocks and I remember the number six, I was invited to six fisticuffs just on account.
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I mean, most of the reason we break out in fisticuffs, but if it's deeply reasoned, then the argument is sound.
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All you have to know is, you know, am I going to, you know, if I get into fisticuffs with, with this big thug, am I going to lose or not?
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And you know, yeah, any, any new fights or you've kind of the fisticuffs, you've kind of laid off that for a bit, buddy.
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ATTORNEYS ROBIN "STORMY" WEATHERS AND MATT COWENS ALMOST CAME TO FISTICUFFS IN WHAT SOME INSIDERS HAVE DESCRIBED AS THE MOST BRILLIANT LEGAL ENGAGEMENT IN RECENT YEARS.
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The bar fight quickly escalated into fisticuffs as patrons began throwing punches at one another.
Synonyms
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3.3
A fight where people hit each other with their bare hands
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8.0
A very rough fight or argument where people attack each other a lot
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8.6
A sport of fighting with the fists like boxing
A short fight using the fists
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How Violent
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Morphology
Etymology
Fisticuffs comes from the simple words fist ('closed hand used for hitting') and cuff ('a hit' or 'the end of a sleeve'), giving a clear image of hands striking each other. So fisticuffs means a fight with bare fists.