pillow fight

British

noun

a mock fight in which participants thump each other with pillows

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Example Sentences

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It is about attention, and eyeballs, and the calculation is that an extended pillow fight between two near-quintagenarians is an easier way to lure them than, say, a legitimately compelling brawl between two lesser-knowns.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The only time Stephen Colbert ruffles feathers is in a pillow fight.”

From Salon

"It felt like it was a pillow fight from us," DeChambeau said.

From BBC

Despite the cuddly nature of the subject matter it will be more hard-nosed legal battle than pillow fight.

From BBC

So, of course, it winds up that they go nowhere and instead have a pillow fight at the hotel.

From New York Times

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