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slap fight

slap fight noun: a petty fight resulting in no long-term injury.

Noun

slap fight (plural slap fights)

  1. A petty fight resulting in no long-term injury.

Verb

slap fight (third-person singular simple present slap fights, present participle slap fighting, simple past and past participle slap fought)

  1. To engage in this kind of fighting.
    • They slap fought until Vinnie's cheeks were red from Jason's rapid-fire handwork.2010, Frank Fata, Albany, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 54

Forms of slap fight

Noun
pluralslap fights
alternative formslap-fight
alternative formslapfight
Verb
third-person singular presentslap fights
present participleslap fighting
past participleslap fought
pastslap fought

Questions about slap fight

What does slap fight mean?
Slap fight means a petty fight resulting in no long-term injury.
What part of speech is slap fight?
Slap fight can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of slap fight?
The plural of slap fight is slap fights.

Words near slap fight in the dictionary

  1. slap bracelets
  2. slap chip
  3. slap chips
  4. slap down
  5. slap downs
  6. slap fight
  7. slap fighting
  8. slap fights
  9. slap fought
  10. slap happy
  11. slap in the face

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