slap fight

noun

A petty fight resulting in no long-term injury.

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Meanings

nounslap fight (plural slap fights)

plural slap fights · alternative slap-fight · alternative slapfight

  1. A petty fight resulting in no long-term injury.
verbslap fight (third-person singular simple present slap fights, present participle slap fighting, simple past and past participle slap fought)

present singular third person slap fights · participle present slap fighting · participle past slap fought · past slap fought · alternative slap-fight · alternative slapfight

  1. To engage in this kind of fighting.

    They slap fought until Vinnie's cheeks were red from Jason's rapid-fire handwork.

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APA

slap fight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slap%20fight

MLA

“slap fight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slap%20fight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slap fight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slap%20fight.

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