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Definition of brannigan in English: brannigan(also branigan) noun ˈbranɪɡ(ə)nˈbranəɡən North American informal A brawl or violent argument. Example sentencesExamples - We had a brannigan about this at the Caughey home one night.
- My boss and the Senator of West Virginia got into a brannigan over who grew up in the family that had the smallest outhouse.
- The youngs and the olds have different opinions, so they can have a brannigan.
- He remembered a violent brannigan they'd had because he'd kidded her cruelly one night about her ‘rust-proof furniture’.
Synonyms brawl, fracas, melee, row, rumpus, confrontation, skirmish, sparring match, exchange, struggle, tussle, scuffle, altercation, wrangle, scrum, clash, disturbance
Origin Late 19th century: of unknown origin; perhaps from the surname Brannigan. Definition of brannigan in US English: brannigannounˈbranəɡən North American informal A brawl or violent argument. Example sentencesExamples - He remembered a violent brannigan they'd had because he'd kidded her cruelly one night about her ‘rust-proof furniture’.
- The youngs and the olds have different opinions, so they can have a brannigan.
- We had a brannigan about this at the Caughey home one night.
- My boss and the Senator of West Virginia got into a brannigan over who grew up in the family that had the smallest outhouse.
Synonyms brawl, fracas, melee, row, rumpus, confrontation, skirmish, sparring match, exchange, struggle, tussle, scuffle, altercation, wrangle, scrum, clash, disturbance
Origin Late 19th century: of unknown origin; perhaps from the surname Brannigan. |