fistfight

noun

fist·​fight ˈfist-ˌfīt 

: a usually spontaneous fight with bare fists

Examples of fistfight in a Sentence

A fistfight broke out in the stands.

He often gets into fistfights.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Times reviewed video of one incident that showed a fistfight between two youths that lasted 20 seconds. —Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

Sources said Bygrave started arguing with his killer and had gotten into a fistfight with the suspect before the gunman pulled out a weapon and fired two shots. —Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026

Ebony Shyteria Harper, a 31-year-old standing just 4-foot-11, is trading her airplane seat for a jail cell after a disagreement turned into a fistfight at 30,000 feet. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026

There are some fistfights, torture scenes, an abduction and gunshots, but most of these are done tastefully and not for shock value. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fistfight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight