English edit

Etymology edit

bean +‎ brawl

Noun edit

beanbrawl (plural beanbrawls)

  1. (baseball, informal) A fight between teams at a baseball game, typically caused by a beanball.
  2. (by extension, informal) A fiercely competitive baseball game.
    • 2000 July 21, Ted Cox, “Sports Section”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      The Sox had fought their way out of the doldrums, just as they'd done in April in their beanbrawl with the Detroit Tigers--another game that involved Parque.