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单词 donnybrook
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donnybrook


don·ny·brook

D0338800 (dŏn′ē-bro͝ok′)n. A melee; a free-for-all. See Synonyms at brawl.
[After Donnybrook fair, held annually in Donnybrook, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, and noted for its brawls.]

donnybrook

(ˈdɒnɪˌbrʊk) na rowdy brawl[C19: after Donnybrook Fair, an annual event until 1855 near Dublin]

don•ny•brook

(ˈdɒn iˌbrʊk)

n. (often cap.) a brawl or free-for-all. Also called Don′nybrook Fair′. [1850–55; after Donnybrook (Fair), a fair held annually until 1855 at Donnybrook, a suburb of Dublin]

donnybrook

- Donnybrook is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, once famous for its annual fair and now used to describe a scene of uproar or disorder.See also related terms for uproar.
Thesaurus

donnybrook

nounA quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior:affray, brawl, broil, fray, free-for-all, melee, riot, row, ruction, tumult.Informal: fracas.Slang: rumble.

donnybrook


donnybrook

A wild fight or brawl. The name refers to the "Donnybrook Fair," an event held annually until 1855 in Donnybrook, Ireland, and known for the rowdy fights that sometimes occurred there. I knew there had been a donnybrook at the bar when my friends came home bruised and bloodied.

donnybrook

n. a big argument; a brawl. There was a big donnybrook at the concert, and the police were called.

Donnybrook


Donnybrook,

parish and suburb of Dublin, Co. Dublin, E central Republic of Ireland. It was famous for its annual fair, licensed by King John of England in 1204 and suppressed in 1855 because of its disorderliness. The disorder gave rise to the term "donnybrook," meaning an uproarious brawl.

donnybrook


Related to donnybrook: Donnybrook Fair
  • noun

Synonyms for donnybrook

noun a quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior

Synonyms

  • affray
  • brawl
  • broil
  • fray
  • free-for-all
  • melee
  • riot
  • row
  • ruction
  • tumult
  • fracas
  • rumble
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