# donnybrook

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɒnɪbɹʊk/ · frequency rank #95,913

## Definitions
1. A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/donnybrook