battle of the sexes

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Definition of battle of the sexes in English English dictionary

any competition between males and females

Tina thought battles of the sexes were downright stupid.

A situation in which two people want to do different things, but do them together

Hyphenation

bat·tle of the sexes

Turkish pronunciation

bätıl ıv dhi seksız

Pronunciation

/ˈbatəl əv ᴛʜē ˈseksəz/ /ˈbætəl əv ðiː ˈsɛksəz/

Etymology

[ 'ba-t&l ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English batel, from Old French bataille battle, fortifying tower, battalion, from Late Latin battalia combat, alteration of battualia fencing exercises, from Latin battuere to beat.