whoopla

whoopla
\\ˈh]üˌplä, ˈhw] also ˈw] or ]u̇ˌ-\ noun (-s)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by whoop) (II) of hoopla
1. : a noisy commotion : to-do

newspaper whoopla about the new champion

the whole whoopla is making readers expect too much — Theodore Pratt

2. : boisterous merrymaking : shindig, whoopee

throw whoopla or stay out all night — Calder Willingham

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/hoohp"lah, hwoohp"-, woohp"-/, n.
hoopla.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • whoopla — ☆ whoopla [ho͞op′lä΄, hoop′ä ] n. alt. sp. of HOOPLA …   English World dictionary

  • whoopla — noun Etymology: alteration of hoopla Date: 1931 1. hoopla 2. boisterous merrymaking …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • whoopla — /hoohp lah, hwoohp , woohp /, n. hoopla. * * * …   Universalium

  • whoopla — whoop·la …   English syllables

  • whoopla — whoop•la [[t]ˈhup lɑ, ˈ(h)wup , ˈwup [/t]] n. cvb hoopla …   From formal English to slang

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