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brouhaha Definition

brou·haha (bro̵̅o̅hä hä′)

noun

a noisy stir or wrangle; hubbub; uproar; commotion

Etymology: Fr; orig., in medieval theater, cry of devil disguised as clergy: said to be < Heb bārŭkh hab-ba, blessed be he who comes, formula used by Levites to welcome to the Temple

brouhaha Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • create: At the time, the sign displayed by Mr. Hammond created a brouhaha, with a group of 40 people gathering around him.

Adjective modifier

  • recent: As a sequel to the recent brouhaha with the fading five-pound note, it seems that the euro is suffering from a similar allergy.
  • big: He remembered the big brouhaha about putting them in, years ago now. What? Jumper suddenly said.
  • bite-sized: Bite-sized brouhaha as was responsible to electric kool-aid acid focus on alcoholics ' .
  • late: The latest brouhaha has subsided without undermining that party's upper echelons but that would surely change if further damaging revelations were to emerge.

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