hurrah's nest

noun

\ -rȯz, -räz-, -rȧz-\

variants: or less commonly hoorah's nest \ " \ or hooraw's nest \ " \

Definition of hurrah'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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