donnybrook
/ˈdɒnɪbrʊk/noun
- N. Amer. & Austral. a scene of uproar and disorder; a heated argument〈北美, 澳〉骚动混乱的场面; 激烈的辩论:
raucous ideological donnybrooks.
闹哄哄的有关意识形态的争论。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from the name of a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, formerly famous for its annual fair.