English
Etymology
Named from w:Donnybrook, Dublin|Donnybrook, a suburb of Dublin, the site of a notoriously disorderly annual fair.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�d�nɪbr�k/
Noun
en-noun
- A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
#*1888, Rudyard Kipling, �His Chance in Life�, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 56:
#*:But the Hindus turned out and broke their heads; when, finding lawlessness pleasant, Hindus and Muhammadans together raised an aimless sort of Donnybrook just to see how far they could go.
#*2003, Robert Casemore, Gold Is Where You Find It, Xlibris 2003, p. 47:
#*:The regulars here, includin' me, put up a real donnybrook to save the place.
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