"slap fight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slap fights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slap fight (plural slap fights)
  1. A petty fight resulting in no long-term injury. Synonyms: slap-fight, slapfight
    Sense id: en-slap_fight-en-noun-BjSeEHKL

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} slap fight
  1. To engage in this kind of fighting. Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-slap_fight-en-verb-BgFzsZHT Disambiguation of Violence: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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