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==English== |
==English== |
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===Etymology=== |
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Named from {{w|Donnybrook Fair}}, a notoriously disorderly event, held annually from 1204 until the middle of the 19th century. The town of Donnybrook comes from the {{der|en|ga||Domhnach Broc|t=The Church of Saint Broc}}. |
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Named from [[w:Donnybrook, Dublin|Donnybrook]], a suburb of Dublin, the site of a notoriously disorderly annual fair. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈdɒnɪbɹʊk/}} |
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* {{hyphenation|en|don|ny|brook}} |
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===Noun=== |
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# A [[brawl]] or [[fracas]]; a scene of [[chaos]]. |
# A [[brawl]] or [[fracas]]; a scene of [[chaos]]. |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=1888|author=w:Rudyard Kipling|chapter=His Chance in Life|title=Plain Tales from the Hills|publisher=Folio|year_published=2005|page=56 |
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|passage=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.}} |
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#* {{quote-text|en|year=1988|author=James McPherson|title=Battle Cry of Freedom|page=200|publisher=Oxford|year_published=2003 |
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|passage=Sherman's signature caused another '''donnybrook''' over the election of a speaker of the House when the 36th Congress convened in December 1859.}} |
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#* {{quote-text|en|year=2002|author=Joseph O'Connor|title=Star of the Sea|page=223|publisher=Vintage|year_published=2003 |
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|passage=This was no innocuous '''donnybrook''' but a veritable carnival of thuggee.}} |
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===Adjective=== |
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# 2. A freestyle form of ping pong in which every thing in the room other than the floor is treated as in play. |
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# Chaotic. |
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#* "What a great game of Donnybrook that was. That all-natural you caught me on was legendary." |
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#* {{quote-journal|en|year=2017|titleurl=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/hello-dodgers-were-the-astros-and-this-world-series-is-far-from-over/2017/10/26/8e98a57e-b9c1-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html|title=Hello, Dodgers. We’re the Astros, and this World Series is far from over|author=Thomas Boswell|journal=Washington Post |
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|passage=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.}} |
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Revision as of 14:20, 20 November 2023
See also: Donnybrook
English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
donnybrook (plural donnybrooks)
- A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “His Chance in Life”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 56:
- 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.
- 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom, Oxford, published 2003, page 200:
- Sherman's signature caused another donnybrook over the election of a speaker of the House when the 36th Congress convened in December 1859.
- 2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 223:
- This was no innocuous donnybrook but a veritable carnival of thuggee.
Adjective
donnybrook (not comparable)
- Chaotic.
- 2017, Thomas Boswell, “Hello, Dodgers. We’re the Astros, and this World Series is far from over”, in Washington Post:
- 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.