Fistfights vs Fisticuffs - What's the difference?

fistfights | fisticuffs |


As nouns the difference between fistfights and fisticuffs

is that fistfights is while fisticuffs is .

As a verb fistfights

is (fistfight).

fistfights

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Noun

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    • Verb

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  • (fistfight)

    • fisticuffs

    English

    Noun

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  • English plurals
  • (plurale tantum, informal) An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people.
  • * 1881 , ,"
    • People who share a cell in the Basti[l]le if they do not immediately fall to fisticuffs , will find some possible ground of compromise.
  • * 1890 ,
  • (plurale tantum, sports, dated) Bare-knuckled boxing, a form of boxing done without boxing gloves or similar padding.
  • * 1870 ,
    • In his college days of athletic exercises, Mr. Crisparkle had known professors of the Noble Art of fisticuffs ,

    Synonyms

    * brawl, fight, fist-fight, punch-up * (bare-knuckled boxing) prizefighting

    Related terms

    * fist * fisticuff * fisticuffer

    See also

    * boxing * fighting