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Meaning of brannigan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. binge, bender, booze-up (where alcohol is drunk)
  2. A surname from Irish.
  3. brawl, fight

Equivalents

Polski balanga balangowy

Examples

“In the last⟳ decade of his life he went for long stretches without touching booze. Then stresses and strains would build⟳ up inside him and he would embark on a brannigan.”
“The second round was a brannigan from bell to bell. Both men went out for blood and both got it.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Branning Brannock Brannock Device brannockite Brannon Brannum

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