What is "snowball fight"

n. A scuffle or play fight whose object is to hit unallied participants with snowballs.

A snowball fight is a physical game in which balls of snow are thrown with the intention of hitting somebody else. The game is similar to dodgeball in its major factors, though typically less organized. This activity is primarily played during months when there is sufficient snowfall.

Today, the activity is notable for its prominence in the western world. Modern snowball fights tend to have very loose official regulation or constant properties, and so can only loosely be referred to as games. However, a common snowball fight played for fun will often have these characteristics:

• There is crude formation of "teams", usually two groups of opponents throwing at each other.
• Those in a fight often do not behave malevolently; a target is usually not viciously assaulted by snowballs.
• There is minimal physical contact, aside from perhaps wrestling.
• In contrast to other forms of fighting, there is usually no intention of bodily harm.
• Construction and use of snow forts is usually permitted.