battle royal
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noun plural battles royal or battle royals
Definition of BATTLE ROYAL
1
a : a fight participated in by more than two combatants; especially : one in which the last man in the ring or on his feet is declared the winner b : a violent struggle
2
: a heated dispute
Examples of BATTLE ROYAL
- <the dysfunctional couple next door had another one of their battles royal last night>
First Known Use of BATTLE ROYAL
1671
Related to BATTLE ROYAL
- Synonyms
- altercation, argle-bargle [chiefly British], argy-bargy [chiefly British], argument, bicker, brawl, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, falling-out, fight, hassle, imbroglio, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, rhubarb, row, scrap, set-to, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle
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