demolition derby

noun

1. a contest in which drivers deliberately and repeatedly crash old cars into each other, on a racetrack or in an enclosed area, with the winner being the last vehicle still moving after all others have been disabled.
2. Informal. any event or circumstance having the chaotically destructive character of such a competition.

demolition derby

noun

1. a competition in which contestants drive old cars into each other until there is only one car left running

Word History and Origins

Origin of demolition derby¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Amid the confusion, talking-points about what went wrong were circulated until they became messier than a state-fair demolition derby.

From Time

Iowa is now the first outpost of what has essentially become a televised demolition derby.

From The Daily Beast