# fisticuff

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A fistfight.
2. A cuff or blow administered with the fist.

## Etymology
From fist + cuff (“blow with the hand”). Modern uses as a verb are a back-formation on the plural uses of the noun.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fisticuff