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Fighting words
Speech or writing intended to incite hatred or violence / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Canadian television series, see Fighting Words (TV series).
Fighting words are spoken words directed to the person of the hearer which would have a tendency to cause acts of violence by the person to whom, individually, the remark is addressed. The term fighting words describes words that when uttered inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace.
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