Meaning & use
Fracas
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A noisy, disorderly disturbance or quarrel, often involving a fight.
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A fracas broke out in the parking lot after the concert ended.
The referee's controversial call sparked a fracas among the players.
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Borrowed from French, "fracas" ultimately comes from the Italian "fracasso," meaning "crash" or "uproar."
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