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Meanings of slugfest in English

Catalan
cops de puny
Spanish
puñetazos

A fight with bare fists.

cops de puny
Usage of slugfest in English
1
That was a three-day slugfest, made Hope look like a minor skirmish.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
2
This equivocation within the conservative community is manifesting itself in a slugfest online.
Wired
3
Take it easy, Ed; you don't want to start a slugfest in here.
The Edge of the Knife
4
The first half was a slugfest, with neither team leading by more than seven.
Reuters
5
A blistering backhand gave her the advantage following a baseline slugfest with the Czech.
The South African
6
Pretty soon, we got a nice little three-way slugfest going.
The Lightning Thief
7
A slugfest for the ages, just as it should be between two golfing heavyweights.
The Irish Times
8
That was what I'd always done when I was on my way to a slugfest.
Ghost Story
9
A Djokovic backhand that sailed long ended the nearly four-hour slugfest at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Reuters
10
Two heavyweight musicals are engaged in a slugfest for domination of this year's Tony awards.
The Guardian
11
Nadal is supposedly the alpha male in any slugfest.
The Guardian
12
The first half was a slugfest, dominated by defense.
Reuters
13
He'd anticipated a slugfest, now he was getting strokes.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
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This was a slugfest that was an apt way to start the Boxing Day Premier League programme.
The Guardian
15
This year's general election slugfest provided none.
Reuters
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This was a slugfest that was an apt way to start the St Stephen's day Premier League programme.
The Irish Times
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Translations for slugfest
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