The story
From Boxer + rebellion. Boxer refers to 義和拳 /义和拳 (Yìhéquán, literally “Righteous and Harmonious Fists”), the martial arts practiced by the rebels.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boxer Rebellion
Today it means: A violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising which took place in China towards the end of the Qing dynasty between 1899 and 1901. Full definition →