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duke it out duke it out1. To physically fight someone. Watch out, there's two guys duking it out in the back of the bar! I duked it out with some guy last night and earned myself a black eye for my troubles.2. To contend with someone or something for something. In such a big family, my siblings and I always have to duke it out for our parents' attention.See also: duke, outduke it outSl. to have a fistfight. John told George to meet him in the alley so they could duke it out.See also: duke, outduke it out fight it out. North American informal Dukes or dooks are ‘fists’, especially when raised in a fighting position. The word comes from rhyming slang Duke of Yorks, ‘forks’ (i.e. fingers).See also: duke, outduke it out phr. to have a fistfight. John told George to meet him in the alley so they could duke it out. See also: duke, out |