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slugfest

[ sluhg-fest ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a baseball game in which both teams make many runs and extra-base hits.
  2. a boxing bout in which the boxers exchange powerful blows vigorously and aggressively with little care for defense.
  3. an intense conflict or combat.


slugfest

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noun

  1. a boxing match in which opponents trade heavy blows
  2. any sporting contest between powerful and evenly matched opponents
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of slugfest1

First recorded in 1915–20; slug 2 + fest
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On France's last visit to Dublin two years ago, Ireland won an enthralling slugfest, now regularly mentioned in 'greatest Six Nations games' conversations.

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It was a fitting conclusion to a frantic, scrappy slugfest, which featured plenty of mistakes, but no shortage of drama.

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It was a scrap now, a disjointed, nervy slugfest, but when you have a little genius like Graham in your ranks then you always have hope.

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Two of the NBA’s best defensive clubs collided Wednesday night and with that came the expectations of a slugfest between the Clippers and Orlando Magic.

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"I knew it was an absolute slugfest in there, an absolute war," Taylor said as she welcomed a trilogy bout.

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