hurrah's nest

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\-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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