SINCE 1828
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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