stoush stoush /staʊʃ/

noun

1. [Informal, Australian, New Zeland] A noisy fight in a crowd  ( brawl , free-for-all , bagarre , stoush [Informal, Australian, New Zeland] )
   a noisy fight in a crowd
   

verb

1. [Informal, Australian, New Zeland] Fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters  ( scuffle , tussle , stoush [Informal, Australian, New Zeland] )
   fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
    The drunken men started to scuffle
   the drunken men started to scuffle