# slugfest

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #86,763

## Definitions
1. A baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs.
2. A game or match in which heavy blows are exchanged.
3. A tough, heated contest.

## Etymology
Originally US, from slug (“to hit very hard”) + -fest.

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