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brannigans

brannigans is the plural of brannigan.

Meaning of brannigan

Noun

brannigan (plural brannigans)

  1. binge, bender, booze-up (where alcohol is drunk)
    • In the last decade of his life he went for long stretches without touching booze. Then stresses and strains would build up inside him and he would embark on a brannigan.1977, Harry Allen Smith, The Life and Legend of Gene Fowler
  2. brawl, fight
    • The second round was a brannigan from bell to bell. Both men went out for blood and both got it.2005, Louis L'Amour, May There Be a Road: Stories

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Proper noun capitalized: Brannigans

Brannigans

  1. (plural) plural of Brannigan

Questions about brannigans

What is brannigans the plural of?
Brannigans is the plural of brannigan.
What part of speech is brannigans?
Brannigans is a proper noun.

Words near brannigans in the dictionary

  1. brannerites
  2. branners
  3. brannier
  4. branniest
  5. brannigan
  6. brannigans
  7. branning
  8. Brannings
  9. Brannock
  10. Brannock Device
  11. Brannock Devices

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