moddergevecht

Dutch

Etymology

modder (“mud”) +‎ gevecht (“a fight”) (from vechten 'to fight')

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: mod‧der‧ge‧vecht

Noun

moddergevecht n (plural moddergevechten, diminutive moddergevechttje n)

1. (literally) A mud fight, where opponents wrestle in mud or other dirt
2. (figuratively) A dirty duel, involving verbal mudslinging