hurrah's nest

noun

-rȯz,

-räz-,

-rȧz-

variants or less commonly hoorah's nest

"

or hooraw's nest

"

: an untidy heap : mess

in spite of all efforts, the lockers generally become a hurrah's nest … a place for everything and nothing in its place

—S. S. Rabl

specifically : a tangle of debris blocking a trail or stream

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