hurrah's nest
noun
\-rȯz, -räz-, -rȧz-\
variants: less commonly
hoorah's nest
\"\ orhooraw'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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