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phantom punches

phantom punches is the plural of phantom punch.

Meaning of phantom punch

Noun

phantom punch (plural phantom punches)

  1. A feigned punch with the fist.
    • The first part of the act went off smoothly. One of the brothers responded to the phantom punch and stumbled off the stage onto the floor.1984, Lewis A. Erenberg, Steppin’ Out: New York Nightlife and the Transformation of American Culture, 1890-1930, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, pages 127–128

Questions about phantom punches

What is phantom punches the plural of?
Phantom punches is the plural of phantom punch.

Words near phantom punches in the dictionary

  1. phantom power
  2. phantom powering
  3. phantom pregnancies
  4. phantom pregnancy
  5. phantom punch
  6. phantom punches
  7. phantom reference
  8. phantom references
  9. phantom settlement
  10. phantom settlements
  11. phantom share

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