word of the day: donnybrook

The word of the day is donnybrook:

Etymology:  < the name of Donnybrook, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, once famous for its annual fair. 

 

A scene of uproar and disorder; a riotous or uproarious meeting; a heated argument. (OED)

"This may be the marquee bowl game, with the undefeated Texas State College of the Pacific Homicidal Maniacs setting their sites on the No. 1-ranked Tallahassee University Khmer Rouge.  These two college programs consistently rise to the top of every major statistical category, including early-onset Alzheimer's, so expect a real donnybrook."

 - Jay Martel, "Your guide to the top bowl games", 7 January 2013 The New Yorker