smash-up contest

noun
UK /ˈsmæʃʌp ˈkɒntɛst/
US /ˈsmæʃʌp ˈkɑːntɛst/

A game where people crash things together on purpose to see what breaks.

The kids built toy cars for the smash-up contest at the fair.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A race in which drivers crash old cars into each other until only one is left running.

We watched the smash-up contest at the county fair.

3. A playful event where teams knock down stacks of objects to score points.

Our class won the smash-up contest by toppling the most cans.

4. A video game mode where players compete by smashing objects or each other.

He picked the smash-up contest mode to play with his friends.