snowball fight en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A scuffle or play fight whose object is to hit opponents with snowballs.
"Oh, I mean a snowball fight. This is probably the last of the season, and I was thinking we could get a lot of fellows together, make a fort, and have a regular battle like we read about in Cæsar to-day. It would be no end of sport."
1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, chapter 2, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowball fights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (31)
nl sneeuwballengevecht (play fight) · sh grudanje (play fight) · ca lluita de bolas de neu (play fight) · bg стрелба със снежни топки (play fight) · nn snøballkrig (play fight) · uk сніжки́ (play fight) · ja 雪合戦 (play fight) · be снежкі́ (play fight) · it lotta di palle di neve (play fight) · es pelea de bolas de nieve (play fight) · de Schneeballschlacht (play fight) · tr kartopu savaşı (play fight) · cs koulovačka (play fight) · hu hógolyózás (play fight) · ru снежки́ (play fight) · el χιονοπόλεμος (play fight) · fi lumisota (play fight) · az qartopu (play fight) · sv snöbollskrig (play fight) · nb snøballkrig (play fight) · nb snøballkamp (play fight) · da sneboldkamp (play fight) · bg бой със снежни топки (play fight) · pt briga de bolas de neve (play fight) · nn snøballkamp (play fight) · pl śnieżki (play fight) · is snjókast (play fight) · bg целене със снежни топки (play fight) · ko 눈싸움 (play fight) · fr bataille de boules de neige (play fight) · cmn 雪仗 (play fight)