hurrah's nest

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Noun

hurrah's nest

  1. (US, archaic, informal, idiomatic) pandemonium (state of chaos and confusion).
    • 1869, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Oldtown Folks:
      A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen.
    • 1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous:
      "What's all this hurrah's-nest for'ard?" said Dan, pointing to a wild tangle of spare oars and dory-roding, all matted together by the hand of inexperience.

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