slugfest

Definition

A baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs.

Etymology

Originally US, from slug (“to hit very hard”) + -fest.

Example Sentences

• "The game turned into a 15-9 slugfest."
• "In a World Series that has come to be defined by the unpredictable and unexpected, it was only fitting that one night, after a lights-out pitchers’ duel between the heretofore unremarkable Alex Wood and Charlie Morton, a slugfest would unfold that sent the Cy Young Award winners Clayton Kershaw and Dallas Keuchel to early exits."
• "The championship bout was a slugfest; both boxers were bloodied."