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Congressional Republicans, who just days ago were displaying bitter discord and nearly coming to fisticuffs on the House floor, are now launching new investigations and inquiries.—Anchorage Daily News, 13 Jan. 2023 Airline passengers, international tourists and even airplane pilots got more than a bit lively this year too, with fisticuffs, high jinks and underclad exhibitionism breaking out all over the place.—CNN, 31 Dec. 2022 Violence broke out at more than 100 events and often involved fisticuffs with opposing groups, including left-wing activists such as antifa.—Mike McIntire, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022 The argument eventually ends with fisticuffs because Cooper doesn’t seem sure how to exit out of the premise any other way.—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for fisticuffs
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Etymology
alteration of fisty cuff, from fisty fistic + cuff
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