donnybrook

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noun(often initial capital letter)
  1. an inordinately wild fight or contentious dispute; brawl; free-for-all.

Origin of donnybrook

1
First recorded in 1850–55; after Donnybrook (Fair).

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donnybrook

/ (ˈdɒnɪˌbrʊk) /


noun
  1. a rowdy brawl

Origin of donnybrook

1
C19: after Donnybrook Fair, an annual event until 1855 near Dublin

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