free-for-all

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹiːfəɹɔːl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹiːfɚɔːl/
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Noun

free-for-all (plural free-for-alls)

(idiomatic) Chaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control.
When the fire alarm went off, it was a free-for-all.
(video games) Deathmatch, sometimes specifically one in which every player is pitted against all the others.

Translations

chaos

French: pagaille (fr) f, chacun pour soi (fr)
Lithuanian: chaosas m
Portuguese: salve-se-quem-puder m, cada um por si

Romanian: competiție pentru toți f ; încăierare generală f
Swedish: huggsexa (sv) c
Tagalog: hilabo

deathmatch — see deathmatch

See also

knockdown-dragout

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