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donnybrook

Syllables: don·ny·brook/ˈdɒnɪbɹʊk/

donnybrook noun: a brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.

Noun

donnybrook (plural donnybrooks)

  1. A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
    • But the Hindus turned out and broke their heads; when, finding lawlessness pleasant, Hindus and Muhammadans together raised an aimless sort of Donnybrook just to see how far they could go.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “His Chance in Life”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 56
    • Sherman's signature caused another donnybrook over the election of a speaker of the House when the 36th Congress convened in December 1859.1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom, Oxford, published 2003, page 200

Adjective

donnybrook (not comparable)

  1. Chaotic.
    • In one of the most thrilling, heart-threatening donnybrook baseball battles in the World Series in recent decades, the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers tried to smother each other in heroics and home runs over four incredible hours Wednesday night in Game 2.2017, Thomas Boswell, “Hello, Dodgers. We’re the Astros, and this World Series is far from over”, in Washington Post

Proper noun capitalized: Donnybrook

Donnybrook

  1. A southern suburb of Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O1731).
  2. A neighbourhood of Douglas, County Cork, Ireland.
  3. A community in North Huron township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A minor city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.
  6. A settlement in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
  7. A coastal town in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
  8. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia.
  9. A town in the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia.

donnybrook meaning in Bengali

donnybrook in Bengali

হট্টগোলপূর্ণ ঝগড়া, বিশৃঙ্খল লড়াই

Forms of donnybrook

pluraldonnybrooks

Origin of donnybrook

Named from Donnybrook Fair, a notoriously disorderly event, held annually from 1204 until the middle of the 19th century. The town of Donnybrook comes from the Irish Domhnach Broc (“The Church of Saint Broc”).

Words formed from donnybrook

Questions about donnybrook

What does donnybrook mean?
Donnybrook means a brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
What is donnybrook in Bengali?
Donnybrook in Bengali is হট্টগোলপূর্ণ ঝগড়া, বিশৃঙ্খল লড়াই. See Donnybrook meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is donnybrook?
Donnybrook can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce donnybrook?
Donnybrook is pronounced /ˈdɒnɪbɹʊk/.
What is the plural of donnybrook?
The plural of donnybrook is donnybrooks.

Words near donnybrook in the dictionary

  1. donno
  2. donnot
  3. donnots
  4. Donns
  5. donny
  6. donnybrook
  7. Donnybrook-Balingup
  8. donnybrookian
  9. donnybrooks
  10. Donnygate
  11. donnée

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