Hoo-ha
//ˈhuːˌhɑː// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a disorderly outburst or tumult wordnet
- 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?"
Example
More examples"There was a big hoo-ha about it in the papers, and then the world completely forgot the matter."
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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