"bumfight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bumfights [plural]
Etymology: From bum + fight, generally in reference to Bumfights, a video series produced by Indecline Films in the early 2000s. Etymology templates: {{com|en|bum|fight}} bum + fight Head templates: {{en-noun}} bumfight (plural bumfights)
  1. (informal) A fight between homeless or underprivileged people, sometimes filmed as entertainment. Wikipedia link: Bumfights Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-bumfight-en-noun-KIPDqFA~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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