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fighting word
noun
Definition of FIGHTING WORD
: a word likely to provoke a fight
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First Known Use of FIGHTING WORD
1917
Rhymes with FIGHTING WORD
afterword, bowerbird, butcher-bird, cedarbird, dickey bird, dirty word, dolly bird, early bird, frigate bird, gallows bird, hummingbird, in a word, lemon curd, mockingbird, ovenbird, riflebird, tailorbird, thunderbird, undergird, wading bird, wattlebird, weasel word, weaverbird, whirlybird, word for word
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