Phrase guide

snowball fight

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A scuffle or play fight whose object is to hit opponents with snowballs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: qartopu — play fight
  • Belarusian: снежкі́ (snježkí) — play fight
  • Bulgarian: бой със снежни топки (boj sǎs snežni topki) — play fight
  • Bulgarian: стрелба със снежни топки (strelba sǎs snežni topki) — play fight
  • Bulgarian: целене със снежни топки (celene sǎs snežni topki) — play fight
  • Catalan: lluita de bolas de neu — play fight
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雪仗 (xuězhàng) — play fight
  • Czech: koulovačka — play fight
  • Danish: sneboldkamp — play fight
  • Dutch: sneeuwballengevecht — play fight
  • Finnish: lumisota — play fight
  • French: bataille de boules de neige — play fight
  • German: Schneeballschlacht — play fight
  • Greek: χιονοπόλεμος (chionopólemos) — play fight
  • Hungarian: hógolyózás — play fight
  • Icelandic: snjókast — play fight
  • Italian: lotta di palle di neve — play fight
  • Japanese: 雪合戦 (yukigassen) — play fight
  • Korean: 눈싸움 (nunssaum) — play fight
  • Norwegian Bokmål: snøballkrig — play fight
  • Norwegian Bokmål: snøballkamp — play fight
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: snøballkrig — play fight
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: snøballkamp — play fight
  • Polish: śnieżki — play fight
  • Portuguese: briga de bolas de neve — play fight
  • Russian: снежки́ (snežkí) — play fight
  • Serbo-Croatian: grudanje — play fight
  • Spanish: pelea de bolas de nieve — play fight
  • Swedish: snöbollskrig — play fight
  • Turkish: kartopu savaşı — play fight
  • Ukrainian: сніжки́ (snižký) — play fight