hul·la·ba·loo

hul·la·ba·loo
/ˈhʌləbəˌluː/ noun
informal
1 : a very noisy and confused situation
[singular]

The announcement caused quite a hullabaloo.

[noncount]

The announcement caused a lot of hullabaloo.

2 : a situation in which many people are upset and angry about something
[singular]

There was a hullabaloo over his controversial statements.

[noncount]

There was a lot of hullabaloo over his controversial statements.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • hul|la|bal|loo — hul|la|ba|loo or hul|la|bal|loo «HUHL uh buh LOO», noun. a loud noise or disturbance; uproar; clamor. SYNONYM(S): racket, tumult. ╂[apparently < hullo] …   Useful english dictionary

  • hul|la|ba|loo — or hul|la|bal|loo «HUHL uh buh LOO», noun. a loud noise or disturbance; uproar; clamor. SYNONYM(S): racket, tumult. ╂[apparently < hullo] …   Useful english dictionary

  • hul — hul; hul·let; hul·lion; hul·lo; hul·loo; hul·site; hul·ver; hul·la·ba·loo; hul·la·bal·loo; hul·less; …   English syllables

  • loo — ap·pa·loo·sa; gar·dy·loo; hul·loo; ig·loo; la·la·pa·loo·za; lil·loo·et; loo·by; loo·ey; loo·ten; loo·tie; lull·i·loo; ma·loo; pa·loo·ka; wa·ter·loo; whil·la·bal·loo; whil·la·loo; vin·da·loo; cal·la·loo; hul·la·ba·loo; loo; loo·ny; ba·loo;… …   English syllables

  • hullaballoo — hul·la·bal·loo …   English syllables

  • hullabaloo — hul·la·ba·loo …   English syllables

  • hullabaloo — hul|la|ba|loo [ˌhʌləbəˈlu:, ˈhʌləbəlu:] n [singular] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from hello + Scottish English balloo a word used to make children keep quiet] 1.) excited talk, newspaper stories etc, especially when something… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hullabaloo — hul|la|ba|loo [ ,hʌləbə lu ] noun singular INFORMAL 1. ) a lot of excitement, talk, and writing about an event 2. ) a lot of noise made by angry or excited people …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hullabaloo — hul•la•ba•loo [[t]ˈhʌl ə bəˌlu[/t]] n. pl. loos a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar • Etymology: 1750–60; appar. var. of haloobaloo, rhyming compound based on Scots baloo lullaby …   From formal English to slang

  • la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… …   English syllables

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