chickenfight
chickenfight Lexical Profile
• noun
An informal, playful game, typically played in a swimming pool, in which one participant sits on the shoulders of a teammate and attempts to push or topple an opposing rider off their partner's shoulders.
"The lifeguard blew his whistle to stop the teenagers from starting a rowdy chickenfight in the shallow end of the pool."
A staged blood sport in which two gamecocks are placed in a ring or pit to fight each other; a cockfight.
"Authorities raided the rural property after receiving reports of an illegal chickenfight."
• verb
To participate in a playful game in which one person rides on a teammate's shoulders and tries to knock an opponent off another teammate's shoulders (typically in water).
"The campers spent the afternoon swimming and trying to chickenfight in the lake."