soap scrimmage
n.— «Charles City head football coach Steve Stallsmith announced Monday that the 2005 football scrimmage scheduled for Friday night at Comet Field has been changed from a soap scrimmage to a sports drink scrimmage. Admission to the game is to bring a sports drink to the game.» —“Comets sports drink scrimmage” Charles City Press (Iowa) Aug. 24, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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