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Hullabaloo

//ˌhʌləbəˈluː// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar. countable, uncountable
"They made such a hullabaloo about the change that the authorities were forced to change it back."
2
disturbance usually in protest wordnet

Verb

1
To make a commotion or uproar. intransitive
"They roared, they danced, they hullaballoed, they pinched one another; they behaved like young savages – but I knew I had got them safe."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Possibly a rhyming reduplication of halloo (used as a greeting or to catch attention; used in hunting to urge on pursuers), hilloa, hullo (variants of “hello”), and similar words.

Etymology 2

Possibly a rhyming reduplication of halloo (used as a greeting or to catch attention; used in hunting to urge on pursuers), hilloa, hullo (variants of “hello”), and similar words.

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