donnybrook

plural donnybrooks

1. A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.

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

   2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 223

   2 more examples

   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

1. not comparableChaotic.

   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

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.