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sweet science

sweet science noun: the sport of boxing.

Noun

the sweet science

  1. (euphemistic) The sport of boxing.

Questions about sweet science

What does sweet science mean?
Sweet science means the sport of boxing.
What part of speech is sweet science?
Sweet science is a noun.

Words near sweet science in the dictionary

  1. sweet savage romance
  2. sweet savage romances
  3. sweet savagery
  4. sweet scabious
  5. sweet scented
  6. sweet science
  7. sweet seventeen
  8. sweet seventeens
  9. sweet shaggytuft
  10. sweet shop
  11. sweet shops

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