pillow fight

noun

: a playful fight using pillows as weapons
The kids were having a pillow fight.

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Doing playful things like wrestling, having a pillow fight, or tickling one another can help facilitate more touch. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025 Some of the best hockey players in the world did this by somehow overcoming the fear of injury that we’re told is the main reason the NBA stars turn their All-Star Game(s) into a pillow fight. Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025 In a series of images, Kloots and her 5-year-old son Elvis can be seen exploring South Carolina with her parents and sister, having a pillow fight and opening gifts on Christmas morning. Liza Esquibias, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024 Benson gave us the famous 1964 image of the Beatles having a pillow fight. Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 There are acrobats with striped costumes and animal-like ears who engage in a lengthy pillow fight. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024 There were nights spent roughhousing at the fire station, maybe engaging in a pillow fight or two. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024 May 16, 2024 Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was also featured in the video having a pillow fight with his brother John, the Baltimore Ravens head coach, representing the Week 12 game that’s expected to air on ESPN for Monday Night Football. James H. Williams, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024 The result is a campus-wide pillow fight hilariously depicted in the style of Ken Burns' iconic Civil War documentary. Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024

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“Pillow fight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pillow%20fight. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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