donnybrook fair
11donnybrook — 1852, from Donnybrook Fair, proverbial for carousing and brawling, held in County Dublin until 1855 …
12donnybrook — [dän′ē brook΄] n. [< DONNYBROOK FAIR] Informal a rough, rowdy fight or free for all …
13donnybrook — don•ny•brook [[t]ˈdɒn iˌbrʊk[/t]] n. (often cap.) a brawl or free for all. Also called Don′nybrook Fair′ • Etymology: 1850–55; after Donnybrook (Fair), a fair held annually until 1855 at Donnybrook, a suburb of Dublin …
14donnybrook — ˈdänēˌbru̇k, niˌ noun also donnybrook fair Usage: often capitalized D Etymology: from Donnybrook Fair, an annual event known for its brawls held in Donnybrook, suburb of Dublin, Ireland 1. : an uproarious brawl : free for all 2 …
15donnybrook — /don ee brook /, n. (often cap.) an inordinately wild fight or contentious dispute; brawl; free for all. Also called Donnybrook Fair. [1850 55; after DONNYBROOK (FAIR)] * * * …
16fair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. beautiful, handsome, good looking, pretty, comely; blond, light; unsullied, unblemished; pleasant, fine; impartial, equitable, unbiased, just; moderate, passable; clear, sunny, cloudless. See beauty …
17donnybrook — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Donnybrook Fair, annual Irish event known for its brawls Date: 1852 1. free for all, brawl 2. a usually public quarrel or dispute …
18donnybrook — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, ado, affray, altercation, argument, bedlam, bicker, blast, blood feud, bobbery, bother, brawl, broil, brouhaha, charivari, chirm, clamor, clangor, clap, clatter, commotion, contention, controversy,… …
19donnybrook — n a brawl, free for all. Donnybrook Fair, held near Dublin, was often the scene of uproarious behaviour …
20donnybrook — /ˈdɒnibrʊk / (say doneebrook) noun a fight or argument; a brawl. Also, donneybrook. {originally with reference to a fair held annually until 1855 at Donnybrook, Dublin, and famous for rioting and dissipation} …
