brannigan

[bran-i-guhn]

noun

1. a carouse.

2. a squabble; brawl.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brannigan¹

First recorded in 1925–30; probably from proper name

Example Sentences

A 30-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Mr Brannigan, and attempted murder of a priest.

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Fr Bartlett said Mr Brannigan liked "to reach out to others, to drop in to a neighbour's house and make them a cup of tea, or paint their house for nothing, or look after the grave of a neighbour's loved one, as he did his late wife Dorenda's almost every day".

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"This was so much a part of the kind, thoughtful person Stephen Brannigan was," he added.

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Mr Brannigan is remembered as a "dearly beloved" husband, a "much loved" father of two daughters and a "loving grandfather" of six in his death notice.

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A priest at the funeral of Stephen Brannigan, who was found murdered in a house in County Down, has condemned the "culture of aggression and violence" he said is "creeping like a cancer" through society.

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• altercation 
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• discord 
• dispute 
• dissension 
• disturbance 
• falling-out 
• feud 
• fracas 
• misunderstanding 
• row 
• ruckus 
• run-in 
• spat 
• squabble