prizefighting

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noun

Professional boxing, in which two fighters compete for a prize.

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Meanings

nounprizefighting (usually uncountable, plural prizefightings)

plural prizefightings

  1. uncountableusuallyhobbiesProfessional boxing, in which two fighters compete for a prize.

    OF all the people gathered on Ninth Avenue Wednesday night to watch Marc Jacobs's spring 2003 runway show, I'm fairly sure I was the only one thinking about prizefighting.

    2002 September 22, Ron Fried, “VIEW; Separated at Birth: Fashion and Prize Fights”, in The New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fisticuffs

Origin

See prizefight. Originally Prize Playing, with play referring to sparring, a practice fight. By surface analysis, prize + fighting.

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APA

prizefighting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prizefighting

MLA

“prizefighting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prizefighting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prizefighting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prizefighting.

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