moddergevecht
Dutch
Etymology
From modder (“mud”) + gevecht (“a fight”), from vechten (“to fight”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: mod‧der‧ge‧vecht
Noun
moddergevecht n (plural moddergevechten, diminutive moddergevechtje n)
- (literally) a mud fight, where opponents wrestle in mud or other dirt
- (figuratively) a dirty duel, involving verbal mudslinging