14 January 2015

brannigan

[bran-i-guh n]

noun
1. a carouse.
2. a squabble; brawl.

Origin

1925-1930; probably from proper name

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Examples from the web for brannigan

– The futurama episode brannigan begin again a montage scene based on midnight cowboy.

Slang definitions & phrases for brannigan
brannigan
noun
A spree : a prolonged crossword puzzle brannigan
A brawl or fracas; donnybrook: Republicans and Democrats alike are guilty of this brannigan (1940+)
[1903+; fr the Irish surname, for unclear reasons]

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.

anagram

grab an inn

Today’s aphorism

Start shaping your own day. Start walking your own walk. This journey is yours, take charge of it. Stop giving other people the power to shape your life.

– Steve Maraboli

On this day

14 January 1892 – birth of Martin Niemoller, German pastor. Niemoller originally supported Adolf Hitler, however, he soon realised he’d made a mistake. He blamed Hitler’s rise to power and the ensuing war and genocide, on the support and acceptance of his policies from churches and ordinary citizens, as well as the lack of speaking up against injustice. Niemoller is most well known for his statement, ‘First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out – because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me – and there was no one left to speak for me’. Died 6 March 1984.

14 January 1977 – death of Anais Nin, French-Cuban author. Born 21 February 1903.

14 January 1984 – death of Ray Kroc, founder of MacDonalds … and the Big Mac … Born 5 October 1902. Kroc had bought out Dick and Mac MacDonald before establishing the franchise network of fast-food restaurants.