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food fight

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A typically spontaneous and disorderly outbreak in which food is thrown for amusement, especially across a cafeteria room, as a form of chaotic collective behavior.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I got spaghetti sauce all over me during a food fight at lunch today.

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Essensschlacht — disorderly outbreak in which food is thrown for amusement
  • Hungarian: kajacsata — disorderly outbreak in which food is thrown for amusement
  • Swedish: matkrig — disorderly outbreak in which food is thrown for amusement