tickle war
Playful poking battle
A tickle war is a playful physical contest in which participants try to tickle each other, typically ending when one person surrenders or can't stop laughing.
Common among children and in families, though adults engage too: The kids started a tickle war on the living room floor.
Sometimes called a tickle fight.
- gigglingLaughing in short bursts
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
- fingersAppendages of the hand
- ribsThoracic bone set
sides · wrestling · pillow fight · pinned down · playful · siblings · squealing · can't breathe · feet · armpits · squeal · wiggling · mercy · no fair · stop it · pinning · breathless · flailing
tickle wartorture
Deliberate infliction of suffering
beating · assault · physical abuse · hitting · punching
tickle wararmed conflict
Military combat between groups
fistfight · brawl · mortal combat · blood feud · warfare
tickle warabuse
Cruel or violent treatment
cruelty · torment · aggression · brutality · domestic violence
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