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Hoo-ha

//ˈhuːˌhɑː// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fuss, an uproar, a commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha, hullabaloo.

    "There was a big hoo-ha about it in the papers, and then the world completely forgot the matter."

  2. 2
    a disorderly outburst or tumult wordnet
  3. 3
    The vagina, the vulva. euphemistic, slang

    "Did that make her a good judge of character, or a fool who was letting her hoo-ha do her thinking for her?"

Etymology

Perhaps from Yiddish הו־האַ (hu-ha, “a hullabaloo”). The second sense is likely expressive; compare such similar terms in other languages as Spanish juju.

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