fighting words
nounDefinitions
Aggressive remarks that foreseeably may lead to a potentially violent confrontation.
Words or remarks that are often considered a form of mitigation for otherwise…
Words or remarks that are often considered a form of mitigation for otherwise sanctionable behavior (such as fighting).
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for fighting words. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA