fighting words

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Definition von fighting words im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Aggressive words that may lead to confrontation

Relevante Übersetzungen

fighting word

A word that one uses to provoke a fight or hostility. Often used in the plural: "Fighting words are categorically excluded from the protection of the First Amendment... their content embodies a particularly intolerable and socially unnecessary mode of expressing whatever idea the speaker wishes to convey" (Antonin Scalia)

Silbentrennung

fight·ing words

Türkische aussprache

faytîng wırdz

Synonyme

taunt, terms of disparagement, threat

Aussprache

/ˈfītəɴɢ ˈwərdz/ /ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈwɜrdz/