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hurrah's nest

hurrah's nest noun: pandemonium (state of chaos and confusion).

Noun

hurrah's nest

  1. (US, archaic, idiomatic, informal) pandemonium (state of chaos and confusion).
    • A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen.1869, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Oldtown Folks
    • "What's all this hurrah's-nest for'ard?" said Dan, pointing to a wild tangle of spare oars and dory-roding, all matted together by the hand of inexperience.1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous

Forms of hurrah's nest

alternative formhoorah's nest

Questions about hurrah's nest

What does hurrah's nest mean?
Hurrah's nest means pandemonium (state of chaos and confusion).
What part of speech is hurrah's nest?
Hurrah's nest is a noun.

Words near hurrah's nest in the dictionary

  1. hurr
  2. hurr durr
  3. hurra
  4. hurraed
  5. hurrah
  6. hurrah's nest
  7. hurrahed
  8. hurrahing
  9. hurrahings
  10. hurrahs
  11. hurraing

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