brannigan

noun2

1. •
   brawl, fight

   • The second round was a brannigan from bell to bell. Both men went out for blood and both got it. — 2005
2. •
   binge, bender, booze-up (where alcohol is drunk)

   • In the last decade of his life he went for long stretches without touching booze. Then stresses and strains would build up inside him and he would embark on a brannigan. — 1977