| Front | Donnybrook |
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| Back | A free-for-all; a brawl; a scene of disorder and uproar. Donnybrook is a suburb of Dublin that was known for an annual fair that incited a number of no-holds-barred, drunken, riotous brawls. The situation became so bad that the fair was banned in 1855. Synonyms: * Melee : a confused, rowdy fight. * Fracas: a noisy disturbance, a quarrel, an uproar, perhaps even a physical confrontation. * Row: an upheaval, a freefor-all, a rumble. Milder synonyms: loggerheads, scrap, scuffle, flap, tussle, spat, dustup. Confused situations: kerfuffle, imbroglio |
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