In compounds: Troy-bane, Troy-jousting; Troy-fair n. figurative a scene of disorder or confusion (now regional). Troy-town n. also simply Troy = Troy…

In compounds: Troy-bane, Troy-jousting; Troy-fair n. figurative a scene of disorder or confusion (now regional). Troy-town n. also simply Troy = Troy…

figurative in various applications: esp. a destructive or absorbing agency by which something is figured as engulfed or swallowed up; a scene of…

A scene of noisy confusion; (also) a jumbled, disparate, or discordant collection of people or things.

transferred and figurative. Something rushing impetuously like a whirlwind; a violent or destructive agency; a confused and tumultuous process or…

transferred and figurative. A wild, tangled mass. Also, a place of bewildering complexity or confusion; a place where the ‘law of the jungle’…

figurative. A complicated or confused situation which it is difficult to escape from or make progress through. Usually with of.

In compounds: Troy-bane, Troy-jousting; Troy-fair n. figurative a scene of disorder or confusion (now regional). Troy-town n. also simply Troy = Troy…

a circus having three rings; hence figurative, a showy or extravagant spectacle; a scene of confusion or disorder; cf. one-ring circus n. at one, adj.…

colloquial (frequently humorous). A building, institution, etc., characterized by anarchy, folly, or ceaseless activity. Also: an institution in…

figurative. A scene of uproar or confusion bewildering to the onlooker.

Usually in predicative use. A situation, event, etc., characterized by ineptitude or a lack of professionalism; an example of amateurish behaviour.