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Speech or writing intended to incite hatred or violence
Fighting words are spoken words intended to provoke a retaliatory act of violence against the speaker. In United States constitutional law, the term describes
Fighting_words
Canadian panel quiz television series
Fighting Words is a Canadian panel quiz television series which aired on CBC Television from 1952 to 1962. The series returned for short runs in 1970 and
Fighting_Words_(TV_series)
American children's and young adult author
War I Finally Won 2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist for Fighting Words 2021 Newbery Honor for Fighting Words 2021 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best
Kimberly_Brubaker_Bradley
2020 young adult novel about foster children and their struggles
Fighting Words is a 2020 young adult novel written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. The story follows sisters Delicious "Della" Nevaeh Roberts and Suki as
Fighting_Words_(novel)
1942 United States Supreme Court case
Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court articulated the fighting words doctrine, a limitation of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom
Chaplinsky_v._New_Hampshire
Topics referred to by the same term
offensive words for a variety of purposes Abusive language (law), the legality of the use of abusive language to another person Fighting words, spoken words intended
Abusive_language
1993 studio album by Fight
War of Words is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Fight, released on September 9, 1993, by Epic Records. This is the first release Rob
War_of_Words_(Fight_album)
Irish author and screenwriter (born 1958)
Doyle, along with Seán Love, established a creative writing centre, "Fighting Words", which opened in Dublin in January 2009. It was inspired by a visit
Roddy_Doyle
American scholar (born 1948)
in 2020. Collins' third book Fighting Words: Black Women and the Search for Justice was published in 1998. Fighting Words focused on how Black women's
Patricia_Hill_Collins
2007 studio album by DevilDriver
The Last Kind Words is the third studio album by American heavy metal band DevilDriver, released in the United States on July 31, 2007. The album debuted
The_Last_Kind_Words
2009 puzzle video game
packaged together. A sixth game in the series, titled Scribblenauts: Fighting Words was in development for iOS since 2014, but was cancelled in 2016 after
Scribblenauts_(video_game)
British and American author and journalist (1949–2011)
2008. At Slate, he usually wrote under the news-and-politics column Fighting Words. Before Hitchens's political shift, the American author and polemicist
Christopher_Hitchens
Topics referred to by the same term
Alternative Fighting words, spoken words which would have a tendency to cause acts of violence by the person to whom they are addressed Pejorative words Profanity
Offensive
1956 act making Sinhala the official language in Ceylon
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka". In Brown, Michael E. (ed.). Fighting Words: Language Policy and Ethnic Relations in Asia'. The MIT press. p. 115
Sinhala_Only_Act
Informal small unit of length
p. 1843. ISBN 978-1-317-37252-3. Dickson, Paul (1994). War Slang: Fighting Words and Phrases of Americans from the Civil War to the Gulf War. Ann Arbor:
Hair's_breadth
Categories of free speech not protected by the First Amendment
"fighting words". Fighting words, as defined by the Court, is speech that "tend[s] to incite an immediate breach of the peace" by provoking a fight, so
United States free speech exceptions
United_States_free_speech_exceptions
1992 United States Supreme Court case
others" limited the reach of the ordinance to conduct that amounted to fighting words under the Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire decision. The Minnesota Supreme
R.A.V._v._City_of_St._Paul
Video game company
2016, following the cancellation of the mobile game Scribblenauts: Fighting Words by publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, heavy layoffs severely
5th_Cell
Law enforcement term
States Supreme Court ruled in Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (1942) that fighting words that "tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace" are not protected
Contempt_of_cop
Socially offensive form of language
censor profanity Expletive deleted – Censored or redacted profanity Fighting words – Speech or writing intended to incite hatred or violence Flyting –
Profanity
1971 U.S. Supreme Court case on freedom of speech and public civility
it discriminated by the content of "fighting words". The Court stated that while the law applied to "fighting words", which are not protected under the
Cohen_v._California
interpretations of the First Amendment, including commercial speech, "fighting words", and obscenity. The protection of civil liberties, including freedom
Hate speech in the United States
Hate_speech_in_the_United_States
Derogatory or discriminating term
the word under any circumstances. Approbative Defamation Dysphemism Fighting words Insult List of ethnic slurs List of religious slurs Lists of pejorative
Pejorative
American actress (born 1971)
Punching Dog (2002) – LA Weekly award, Sperm (2004) Vineyard Playhouse: Fighting Words by Sunil Kuruvilla (2003) She became a regular performer at The Groundlings
Michaela_Watkins
British political activist and trade unionist
Gordon". Companies House. UK Government. Retrieved 8 February 2026. "Fighting words on rail cuts from Alex Gordon, newly elected RMT president". Morning
Alex_Gordon_(communist)
1999 psychological thriller film by David Fincher
for a bruisin'". Toronto Sun. Moses, Michael (1999). "Fighting Words: An interview with Fight Club director David Fincher". DrDrew.com. Dr. Drew. Archived
Fight_Club
Type of mixed martial art competition
Jonathan (2010). Total Mma: Inside Ultimate Fighting. ECW Press. ISBN 9781554903375. Mike Straka (2011). Fighting Words: In-Depth Interviews with the Biggest
Freak_show_fight
Combat vehicle with both armament and armour
An armoured fighting vehicle (British English) or armored fighting vehicle (American English) (AFV) is an armed combat vehicle protected by armour, generally
Armoured_fighting_vehicle
Irish film director and producer
Editorial and Creative Output Committee. He is currently on the Board of Fighting Words, a creative writing centre for young people founded by Sean Love & novelist
Alan_Gilsenan
Television journalist
in-cage post fight interview correspondent for World Series of Fighting and as UFC correspondent for Fight Now TV. Straka also hosted Fighting Words with Mike
Mike_Straka
Second of two 1917 revolutions in Russia
Michael C. (2010). Competing Voices from the Russian Revolution: Fighting Words: Fighting Words. ABC-CLIO. p. 559. ISBN 978-0-3133-8524-7. Beckett 2007, p. 526
October_Revolution
American singer and actress (born 1953)
for Good) (1981) "I'm Just Happy to Be Here" with Ellen Foley (from Fighting Words) (2021) "We Are Not Alone" (from The Breakfast Club) (1985) "Karla DeVito"
Karla_DeVito
Battle cry, sarcastic remark, gesture, or insult
target. The target may give a response in kind to maintain status, as in fighting words and trash-talk. Taunts are also a genre of folklore according to "The
Taunting
Transportation route or easy military mission
macmillandictionary.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12. Ammer, Christine (1989). Fighting Words from War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers. BookBaby. p. 14. ISBN 1626759669
Milk_run
2004 American sports drama film by Clint Eastwood
Retrieved January 1, 2021. Davis, Wes (February 26, 2005). "Opinion | Fighting Words (Published 2005)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on
Million_Dollar_Baby
Military slang
Retrieved May 17, 2025. Dickson, Paul (2000). War Slang: American Fighting Words and Phrases from the Civil War to the War in Iraq (2 ed.). New York:
Pogue
1949 United States Supreme Court case
argument before the Court was whether the speech constituted unprotected “fighting words.” However, the Court did not decide that issue, finding instead that
Terminiello v. City of Chicago
Terminiello_v._City_of_Chicago
Educational nonprofit organization
Super Power Agency, Edinburgh – founded 2016 The Story Works, Dorset Fighting Words NI, Belfast – founded 2015 Story Factory, Sydney – founded 2011 100
826_Valencia
Neologism coined in 1965
the supposed hypnotic power of the word or, more loosely, of other fighting words. The term may also be used to refer to the experience of becoming aware
Fnord
American journalist (born 1967)
be," In 2019 Yale University Press brought out Hoffman's Ben Hecht: Fighting Words, Moving Pictures as part of their Jewish Lives series. Booklist gave
Adina_Hoffman
American filmmaker (born 1963)
https://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/26/spirit.awards/ "Fighting Words – exclusive interview with Gavin O'Connor, director of 'Warrior'". IrishCentral
Gavin_O'Connor_(filmmaker)
Cliché used as a pattern for other expressions
Retrieved April 15, 2017. Dickson, Paul (August 2014). War Slang: American Fighting Words & Phrases Since the Civil War (3rd ed.). Courier Corporation. p. 317
Snowclone
Commonly used phrase used to quell cognitive dissonance
platitudes, such as, "A doctor a day keeps the jim-jams away". Brainwashing Fighting words Godwin's law Indoctrination Language in Thought and Action by S. I.
Thought-terminating_cliché
U.S. First Amendment jurisprudential doctrine
In other words, even when someone has been properly arrested for expression that is not protected by the constitution (i.e. fighting words), if the statute
Overbreadth_doctrine
Figure of speech
Rhetoric Trash-talk, insulting language usually found at sporting events Fighting words, language to create a verbal/physical confrontation by their use Flaming
Auxesis_(figure_of_speech)
American Christian rock band
August 2, 2011, with Red Cord Records. Their songs, "Irresistible" and "Fighting Words", peaked on the Billboard magazine Christian Rock chart, at Nos. 6 and
Southbound_Fearing
Non-statutory restriction on word choice
press found in the legal definitions of harassment, slander, libel, and fighting words. Such codes are common in the workplace, in universities, and in private
Speech_code
Figures of speech for people's experiences with cancer
diseases. A charity has been named Cyclists Fighting Cancer and foods have been described as "cancer-fighting". Following the death of Robin Gibb, cancer
War_metaphors_in_cancer
Theatre critic, broadcaster, publisher
CJBC Views the Shows. Cohen received national prominence as host of Fighting Words, an intellectual, but popular panel show on CBC Television from 1953
Nathan_Cohen_(critic)
White-supremacist slogans
"The Fourteen Words" (also abbreviated "14W" or "14"; also combined with "88" to form "14/88" or "1488") is a reference to two slogans originated by the
Fourteen_Words
2015 TV series or program
800 Words (stylised as 800 words) is a comedy-drama television series, co-produced by South Pacific Pictures and Seven Productions for the Seven Network
800_Words
American radical feminist
ISBN 978-1-60486-080-1 Skyler Gabriel, Fighting Words Pr, 1995, ISBN 978-0-9632660-2-6 Conditions of War, Fighting Words Pr, 1993, ISBN 978-0-9632660-1-9 McBay
Lierre_Keith
Turtledove, "Breakups" Lawrence Watt-Evans, "One Man's Meat" Janet Kagan, "Fighting Words" George Alec Effinger, "Water of Life" Hal Clement's "Eyeball Vectors"
Isaac's_Universe
Topics referred to by the same term
Thousand Words", a 1997 song by Savage Garden "A Thousand Words", a 2012 song by Hoobastank from Fight or Flight A picture is worth a thousand words The Thousand
A_Thousand_Words
2002 studio album by The Killing Tree
No. Title Length 1. "Prelude to Pain" 5:59 2. "Them's Fightin' Words" 4:46 3. "Switchblade Architect" 5:09 4. "Replace My Heart" 6:58 5. "Soundtrack to
The Romance of Helen Trent (album)
The_Romance_of_Helen_Trent_(album)
Japanese adult role-playing video game
Words Worth (ワーズ･ワース, Wāzu Wāsu) is a Japanese adult role-playing video game originally released for NEC PC-98 computer systems, and remade for Microsoft
Words_Worth
University Press. ASIN B00725XTA4. Dickson, Paul (2014). War Slang: American Fighting Words & Phrases Since the Civil War. Courier Corporation. ISBN 9780486797168
List_of_military_slang_terms
Vulgar term
illustrations #3338 and #3351. Dickson, Paul (2004). War Slang: American Fighting Words and Phrases Since the Civil War. Dulles, Virginia: Brassey's. p. 145
Cunt
German politician (1897–1968)
Rankin Men (1946) Five Men on a Hunger Strike (1949) "Foreign Ideas" in Fighting Words (1949) Wir reden hier nicht von Napoleon: Wir reden von Ihnen! (1971)
Gerhart_Eisler
Chaplinsky admitted using the words, except for "God". The court upheld the arrest, thus establishing that "insulting or 'fighting words', those that by their
List of Supreme Court cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses
List_of_Supreme_Court_cases_involving_Jehovah's_Witnesses
American Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist
Bout". Tapology. Retrieved 2025-07-22. Fighting, M. M. A. (2008-08-14). "Top 10 Randy Couture Fights". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2025-07-22. Snowden, Jonathan
Randy_Couture
1990 action film directed by Dwight H. Little
Tribune was very critical of the film. Fox, David J. (October 16, 1990). "Fighting Words : Movie: The writers of 'Marked for Death' and Steven Seagal are still
Marked_for_Death
Small tracked armoured fighting vehicle
cited. Accessed 2008-02-21.) Dickson, Paul (2004), War Slang: American Fighting Words and Phrases Since the Civil War, Brassey's, p. 221, ISBN 9781574887105
Tankette
Eastern Iranian language
ISBN 978-1-84904-204-8. Brown, Michael Edward; Ganguly, Sumit (2003). Fighting Words: Language Policy and Ethnic Relations in Asia. MIT Press. pp. 71. ISBN 978-0262523332
Pashto
Canadian current affairs television series
m. from 28 June to 27 September 1959 as a mid-year replacement for Fighting Words. Allan, Blaine (1996). "Long Shot". Queen's University. Archived from
Long_Shot_(TV_series)
2016 book by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elaine (3 Oct 2016). "Fighting Words". The New Republic. Retrieved 16 October 2016. Discussion with Ginsburg on My Own Words, September 14, 2016, C-SPAN
My_Own_Words
American singer and actress
[NL #35; UK #57; AU #61] Another Breath (1983) Epic About Time (2013) Fighting Words (2021) Note: all of these were issued by Epic within the U.S. on vinyl
Ellen_Foley
Expression with derogatory connotations
doi:10.1017/S0142716400009875. S2CID 145583670. Bhatia, Michael (2005). "Fighting Words: Naming Terrorists, Bandits, Rebels and Other Violent Actors" (PDF)
Dysphemism
2014 novel by Brandon Sanderson
Words of Radiance is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and the second book in The Stormlight Archive series. The novel
Words_of_Radiance
English-language idiom
British journal of dental science, p. 469. Ammer, Christine (1990). Fighting words: from war, rebellion, and other combative capers. Dell. p. 302. ISBN 0-440-20666-9
With_flying_colours
Epithet for the US Democratic Party
people talk like this? Is this just fighting words to get the name on? Issa denied that he intended to use "fighting words", to which Matthews replied, "They
Democrat_Party_(epithet)
Slogan used by US gun rights activists
the divisive forces that would take freedom away, I want to say those fighting words for everyone within the sound of my voice to hear and to heed, and especially
From_my_cold,_dead_hands
2009 studio album by Cheryl Cole
release, 3 Words received positive reviews from music critics, who commended its production, lyrics and themes. The album spawned three singles—"Fight for This
3_Words
Family feud in West Virginia–Kentucky, U.S.
husband to live with Plyant again. Fighting between the families eased following the hanging of Mounts. The fighting was declared to be over on May 7,
Hatfield–McCoy_feud
U.S. military walkie-talkie, post WW-II
org. TM 11-296_1955 Paul Dickson (1 August 2014). War Slang: American Fighting Words & Phrases Since the Civil War, Third Edition. Courier Corporation. pp
AN/PRC-6
1973 United States Supreme Court case
action." For similar reasons, Hess' speech also could not be considered "fighting words" under Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (1942). Then-Justice William Rehnquist
Hess_v._Indiana
American film director
Couples (1970) Street Poet (2010) Zombie Wars (2008) Lost at War (2007) Fighting Words (2007) Burning Man: The Burning Sensation (2002) Role of a Lifetime
Alan_Roberts_(filmmaker)
message's intention is clear. Using a standard that looks for specific words or phrases in a communication is called conducting a bright-line test. Bright-line
Issue_advocacy_ads
Boxing championship
promotions such as Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, and Dream, as well as US-based promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World
Lineal_championship
protected under Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, as the code only prohibited fighting words. Secondly, they argued that the Leonard Law actually violated Stanford's
Corry_v._Stanford_University
Combat between aircraft that is conducted at close range
Retrieved December 16, 2018. Paul Dickson (2014). War Slang: American Fighting Words & Phrases Since the Civil War, Third Edition. Courier Corporation. p
Dogfight
American animated superhero children's television series
October 27, 2021. Jensen, Elizabeth (September 2, 2007). "A New Heroine's Fighting Words". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on
WordGirl
2007 compilation album by Fight
K5 – The War of Words Demos is a compilation album by heavy metal band Fight, released on November 28, 2007. It mostly consists of demo recordings originally
K5_–_The_War_of_Words_Demos
American writer (born 1979)
Doubt". Patricia Cohen (April 27, 2010). "'Epistemic Closure'? Those Are Fighting Words". The New York Times. Wikiquote has quotations related to Julian Sanchez
Julian_Sanchez_(writer)
2005 film
Forward. Retrieved May 1, 2022. Halbfinger, David M (October 9, 2005). "Fighting Words on the Street". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2022. "Protocols
Protocols_of_Zion_(film)
Boxing match
EARLY, The Buffalo News article, 1996-04-03, Retrieved on 2024-05-31 Fighting Words: Camacho Draws the Line After Duran Crosses It, NY Times article, 1996-06-21
Héctor Camacho vs. Roberto Durán
Héctor_Camacho_vs._Roberto_Durán
1994 compilation album by Fight
released by the heavy metal band Fight in 1994. It features live recordings alongside studio remixes of songs from War of Words. All tracks are written by Rob
Mutations_(Fight_album)
Joseph (30 April 2015). "Jewish Boxers and Wrestlers, and Yiddish Fighting Words, at Yivo Institute Exhibition". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October
Eddy_Portnoy
American politician (born 1963)
ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2021. Sullum, Jacob (March 14, 2026). "The enduring fight over 'fighting words'". Reason.com. Retrieved March 18, 2026. v t e
Danny Carroll (Kentucky politician)
Danny_Carroll_(Kentucky_politician)
1977 single by Boney M.
Songfacts. Retrieved 12 April 2018. McNally, Frank (12 August 2021). "Fighting Words – Frank McNally on the best and worst songs of the Northern Troubles"
Belfast_(Boney_M._song)
Female participants in the Mexican Revolution
her father fighting against the Federal Army and disguised herself as a male. She fought for multiple rebel groups but ended up fighting with Carranza
Soldaderas
Massacre in South Australia
Forest, NSW: New Holland. ISBN 978-1-74110-008-2. Evans, Raymond (1999). Fighting Words: Writing About Race. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland
Koonchera_Point_massacre
American film production studio
Words + Pictures is a production studio founded by Connor Schell and Chernin Entertainment in 2021. Connor Schell, former ESPN content chief, is the CEO
Words_+_Pictures
American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013. "FIGHTING WORDS: COREY SMITH SPEAKS WITH INVICTA FC 5 FLYWEIGHT TITLE HOPEFUL BARB HONCHAK"
Barb_Honchak
1917 poem by Australian poet Leon Gellert
Poetry to 1920 edited by Adrian Mitchell and Brian Elliott, Nelson, 1970 Fighting Words : Australian War Writing edited by Carl Harrison-Ford, Lothian, 1986
A_Night_Attack
Iraqi-Canadian mixed martial artist
journey from Baghdad to the UFC". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2025-07-30. Dalson Chen (September 18, 2014). "Fighting words with Windsor's Randa Markos: Ultimate
Randa_Markos
American television series
Famous Last Words is an American television documentary series produced for Netflix. It is based on the Danish series Det sidste ord [da] (Danish for
Famous_Last_Words_(TV_series)
18th episode of the 4th season of Seinfeld
$20 for the second lot of records, Kramer feeds Newman a string of fighting words, provoking the proprietor into a brawl that destroys the records. Jerry
The_Old_Man_(Seinfeld)
West Virginia off-road vehicle trail system
March 30, 2023. Adams, Noah (July 2, 2012). "Obama's 'Clean Coal' Fighting Words To W.Va. Dems". NPR. "The Economic and Fiscal Impact of the Hatfield-McCoy
Hatfield–McCoy_Trails
Canadian producer and director
eventually rose to the level of producer. He produced such shows as Fighting Words and Background. While working in Toronto, he met lifelong friend Antoinette
Cliff_Solway
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