donnybrook
pronunciation
How to pronounce donnybrook in British English: UK ['dɒnɪbrʊk]
How to pronounce donnybrook in American English: US ['dɒnɪˌbrʊk]
Word Origin
- donnybrook (n.)
- 1852, from Donnybrook Fair, proverbial for carousing and brawling, held in County Dublin until 1855.
Example
- 1. Rolling hills near donnybrook , north dakota .
- 2. Now let 's stop this donnybrook before it can start .
- 3. I offered to take her to donnybrook fair .
- 4. He was a center of a political donnybrook .