1. [N. Amer, informal] A fight with bare fists
   "The bar brawl turned into a full-blown slugfest";
   - fistfight, fisticuffs
    
2. Any intense confrontation or competition; a high-scoring sports game with many hits
   "The political debate became a verbal slugfest"

Derived forms: slugfests

Type of: combat, fight, fighting, scrap

Encyclopedia: Slugfest