donnybrook

don·ny·brook

noun, often capitalized \ˈdä-nē-ˌbru̇k\

Definition of DONNYBROOK

1

: free-for-all, brawl

2

: a usually public quarrel or dispute

Examples of DONNYBROOK

1. A donnybrook has erupted over the court's decision.
2. <a dozen people were arrested after the donnybrook at the stadium>

Origin of DONNYBROOK

Donnybrook Fair, annual Irish event known for its brawls

First Known Use: 1852

Related to DONNYBROOK

Synonyms: affray [chiefly British], broil, brawl, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), rough-and-tumble, row, ruckus, ruction

Related Words: battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, fisticuffs, handgrips, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, tussle; horseplay, roughhousing; altercation, argument, dispute, kickup, quarrel, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle

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Rhymes with DONNYBROOK

Beaverbrook, bring to book, buttonhook, cock a snook, comic book, copybook, gerenuk, grappling hook, inglenook, in one's book, Leeuwenhoek, off the hook, overbook, overlook, picture book, pocketbook, pressure-cook, pruning hook, Sandy Hook, service book, statute book, storybook, talking book, tenterhook, Volapük