Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prizefighting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: prize-fight-ing
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Professional boxing, in which two fighters compete for a prize.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"OF all the people gathered on Ninth Avenue Wednesday night to watch Marc Jacobs's spring 2003 runway show, I'm fairly sure I was the only one thinking about prizefighting."

Etymology

See prizefight. Originally Prize Playing, with play referring to sparring, a practice fight. By surface analysis, prize + fighting.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

prizefightings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

prizefight prizefighter prizing

Questions

What does prizefighting mean?: Professional boxing, in which two fighters compete for a prize.
Where does prizefighting come from?: See prizefight. Originally Prize Playing, with play referring to sparring, a practice fight. By surface analysis, prize + fighting.

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