prizefighting en · NOUN
Etymology
See prizefight. Originally Prize Playing, with play referring to sparring, a practice fight. By surface analysis, prize + fighting.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Professional 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prizefightings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |