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(redirected from the donnybrook)donnybrookA wild fight or brawl. The name refers to the "Donnybrook Fair," an event held annually until 1855 in Donnybrook, Ireland, and known for the rowdy fights that sometimes occurred there. I knew there had been a donnybrook at the bar when my friends came home bruised and bloodied. donnybrook n. a big argument; a brawl. There was a big donnybrook at the concert, and the police were called. |