How to pronounce “fighting words”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (set phrase) Aggressive remarks that foreseeably may lead to a potentially violent confrontation.
• (law, crime) Words or remarks that are often considered a form of mitigation for otherwise sanctionable behavior (such as fighting).

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