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mudslinging

4.1

Throwing mud at people or things for fun

noun
/ˈmʌdˌslɪŋɪŋ/

: lucha de barro

The children enjoyed an afternoon of mudslinging after the heavy rain turned the field into a mess.

Examples

During the festival, a mudslinging contest was held for anyone brave enough to get dirty.
The children enjoyed mudslinging at the park.
After the mudslinging ended, everyone was covered from head to toe in mud.
During the festival, mudslinging became a popular game.
The kids had a great time engaging in mudslinging during the festival, laughing as they threw wet dirt at each other.
During the party, the friendly mudslinging turned into a playful competition between the teams.
His playful mudslinging at the park got everyone giggling and trying to dodge the flying clumps of mud.

Synonyms

mud fight

vsmudslinging

Informal

1 2.5

People play by throwing or smearing mud at each other

is the act of throwing dirt at someone and can be one sided

How Physical

mud fight

Informal

1 2.5

mudslinging

4.1

throw

145 1.0

splash

20 1.0

Surface Forms

mudslinging singular

mudslingings plural

Morphology

mudslinging = mudsling (transparent) = mud + sling + ing

Literal composition 'mud' + 'sling' + '-ing' directly describes the action of throwing mud and is readily inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Mudslinging originally named the simple act of throwing mud at someone, since sling means 'to throw'. So it still refers to the literal, playful action of people or children throwing mud for fun.