slugfest
Plural: slugfests
Noun
- A fierce and intense contest, often involving heavy blows.
- a fight with bare fists
- A baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs.
- A game or match in which heavy blows are exchanged.
- A tough, heated contest.
Examples
- Lakers win slugfest over Clippers
- The championship bout was a slugfest; both boxers were bloodied.
- The game of Words With Friends turned into a slugfest, with both players exchanging high-scoring words.
- The game turned into a 15-9 slugfest.
Origin / Etymology
Originally US, from slug (“to hit very hard”) + -fest.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
slugfest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordslugfest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slugfest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
slugfest: valid Words With Friends Word