donnybrook

English - Turkish

Definition of donnybrook in English Turkish dictionary

herkesin katıldığı kavga

English - English

Definition of donnybrook in English English dictionary

A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos

This was no innocuous donnybrook but a veritable carnival of thuggee.

{i} wild brawl, fierce fight

Related Terms

Donnybrook fair

{i} fair that was held once a year at Donnybrook (County Dublin, Ireland) until 1855; wild brawl, fierce fight

donnybrooks

plural of donnybrook

Hyphenation

don·ny·brook

Turkish pronunciation

dänibrûk

Synonyms

battle royal, fight, fracas, fray, free-for-all, hoedown, melee, rhubarb, riot, row, rumble, shindig, slugfest, turmoil, uproar

Pronunciation

/ˈdänēˌbro͝ok/ /ˈdɑːniːˌbrʊk/

Etymology

() Named from Donnybrook, a suburb of Dublin, the site of a notoriously disorderly annual fair.