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Meaning of mud wrestling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A form of entertainment in which people wrestle in mud.
    uncountable
  2. A dirty and disreputable dispute.
    figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“"I don't like female mudwrestling, It's stupid, it's embarrassing"”
“There is also the story of the brave young man who makes his living mudwrestling with anacondas.”
“They were like mudwrestling, a spectator sport that had sprouted up during the seventies and eighties”
“a superbly researched and fascinating foray into the netherworld of the daytime television mudwrestling arena.”
“There, amid the curses and catcalls of sweaty beer drinkers, the tour's headliners are set to engage in a hallowed feminist ritual:”
“and include everything from campouts to contests to select a leatherman or Ieatherboy to mudwrestling events.”
“We know our school system is beset by mayhem and indifference. We know all about the petty, niece-nephew-and-cousin-hiring satraps who populate the local school boards. And we know about the political mud-wrestling matches over too many millions of dollars and thousands of bureaucrats to imagine.”
“When will we stop the political mud wrestling and begin to wrestle with the most potentially destructive force ever to challenge this Nation?”
“Voting isn't seen as a civic duty when politicians aren't civil. Think about the country's love affair with the presidency during JFK's Camelot era, and contrast that to the mud wrestling of today. For many, either the love affair is over, or the spark never even sparked.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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