Meaning of battle of the sexes | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The persistent state of rivalry, opposition, or tension between men and women in society.
2. Any competition between men and women.
3. A situation in which two people want to do different things, but do them together.

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Examples

“"You've heard of what they call the battle of the sexes, haven't you?" She thought she had. "Well, that's what it comes from chiefly—the crowds of polygamous men and the small number of polygamous women."”

“And when she returns to the battle of the sexes, she can state the situation in its starkest terms—"I hurt you/'cause you hurt me."”

“On the question of whether men have lost the battle of the sexes, a majority of both men and women disagree (62% of men, 58% of women).”

“As battles of the sexes go, the European Cup—a match play event between the PGA Senior Tour men and the LPGA European Tour women—might not have the same pulling power as Billie Jean King versus Bobby Riggs, but it has generated a fair amount of interest.”

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