hullabaloo Hear it!

hullabaloo Definition

hulla·ba·loo (hul′ə bə lo̵̅o̅′)

noun

loud noise and confusion; hubbub

Etymology: echoic dupl. based on hullo

hullabaloo Synonyms

hullabaloo

n.

tumult, chaos, clamor; see confusion 2, noise, uproar.

hullabaloo Usage Examples

Converse of object

raise: The hullabaloo raised by the British, French and American press over the Soviet Ukraine is characteristic.

Adjective modifier

  • entire: After the entire hullabaloo about debt ridden customers, somebody seems to have finally come to the rescue of debtors struggling to make repayments.
  • great: Hence the great political hullabaloo about ' top up fees ' almost exactly a year ago.