fistfight

[ fist-fahyt ]

noun

1. a fight using bare fists. fist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fistfight¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; fist ¹ + fight

Example Sentences

In essays full of snappy prose, Abdurraqib analyzes everything from the rise of Whitney Houston to a schoolyard fistfight.

From Time

Blue’s Clues is a children’s show that launched on Nickelodeon in 1996 and became one of those insane hits where buying toys themed to it sparked fistfights at Wal-Mart over the holidays.

From The Daily Beast

People don’t walk into a courtroom after they’ve been involved in a fistfight — they don’t walk into that courtroom with a number on their forehead.

From Vox

Other reports list students with crew affiliations, even detailing hallway fistfights involving gang members and how those disputes could carry over to the streets.

From Washington Post

The article noted “occasional fistfights” and described one kerfuffle along the District’s Connecticut Avenue, where two motorists cut in line at a BP station.

From Washington Post

On the second planet, they encounter a marooned astronaut named Dr. Mann, and a fistfight ensues.

From The Daily Beast

What did you think of the fistfight sequence between Cooper and Mann on the second planet?

From The Daily Beast

Meanwhile, our unlikely Ibiza hero Orlando Bloom has made a full recovery from the aborted fistfight.

From The Daily Beast

Computer savvy and financially literate, yet still handy in a fistfight: this is the latest Jack Ryan.

From The Daily Beast

Who would win in a fistfight between pop superstar Justin Bieber and fictional King of the Iron Throne Joffrey Baratheon?

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• brawl
• fisticuffs
• run-in
• scuffle
• skirmish
• slugfest
• tussle