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English
Etymology
Named from w:Donnybrook, Dublin|Donnybrook, a suburb of Dublin, the site of a notoriously disorderly annual fair.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈdɒnɪbrʊk/

Noun
en-noun

1. 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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• 2008-01-02 18:30 - Widsith - /* Noun */

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