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slugfest.

A baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈslʌɡfɛst/
  1. A baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs.

    slang
    The game turned into a 15-9 slugfest.
  2. A game or match in which heavy blows are exchanged.

    slang
    The championship bout was a slugfest; both boxers were bloodied.
  3. A tough, heated contest.

    figuratively
    Lakers win slugfest over Clippers
Where this word comes from

Originally US, from slug (“to hit very hard”) + -fest.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.