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brannigan, n. N. Amer. slang.|ˈbrænɪgən|
Also branigan.
[Origin unknown: prob. f. the proper name.]
1. A state of intoxication; hence, a drinking bout; a spree or ‘binge’. Also transf. Now rare.
1892W. Norr Stories of Chinatown 31 The boxer was carrying..what in Pell street parlance is termed a ‘brannigan’, a condition produced by two gallons of mixed ale to one quart of whiskey. 1903Ade People you Know 210 By the time the Birds came along he had accumulated a very neat Brannigan. 1918― in Cosmopolitan July 102/2 Emerson truly says in his Essay on Compensation that those who would enjoy the wolfish Satisfaction of shoveling it in each Morning must forego the simple Delights of acquiring a Brannigan the Night before. 1927E. Wilson Amer. Earthquake (1958) 91 One hears nowadays less often of people going on sprees, toots, tears, jags, bats, brannigans or benders. All these terms suggest, not merely extreme drunkenness, but also an exceptional occurrence, a breaking away by the drinker from the conditions of his normal life. 1928Amer. Mercury May 100/1 He may seek escape by going on prolonged..crossword puzzle brannigans. 1940H. L. Mencken Happy Days 270 In the intervals of his washing and polishing Jim took out rigs to the homes of clients of the stable, and thereby sometimes acquired quiet brannigans, for it was the custom to reward him, not with money, but with drinks. 1978in H. Berry Make Kaiser Dance 312 Oh but we had a Branigan that night! So the next morning my mouth felt like the inside of a motorman's glove, and my gut wasn't any better.
2. A brawl or fracas; a violent argument.
1941Amer. Speech XVI. 70 On a brannigan (I have seen this word used as meaning in a fight). 1955Star Weekly (Toronto) 16 July ii. 12/2 It hadn't exactly been a brawl to rank with the most homeric barroom brannigans in which Simon had ever participated. 1983Data Communications Nov. 16 (heading) Another CATV/BOC brannigan. |