Welche Bedeutung steckt hinter der hier vorgestellten Vokabel aus dem Bereich Chatting to colleagues?

Nicky: '... so there I was, having a quiet discussion with the accounting manager about preferred suppliers, then all of a sudden more people joined the conversation and it became a real free-for-all!' Stephanie: 'And did any good come out of all of this?'

a free-for-all

Do you know what it means?

• an open contest
• a party
• a pleasant discussion