hullabaloo

The definition of a hullabaloo is loud sound or lots of excitement.

(noun)

An example of a hullabaloo is the excited sounds and energy of a crowd after a shocking announcement.

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See hullabaloo in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

loud noise and confusion; hubbub

Origin: echoic dupl. based on hullo

See hullabaloo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also hul·la·bal·loo

noun pl. hul·la·ba·loos also hul·la·bal·loos
Great noise or excitement; uproar. See Synonyms at noise.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of obsolete hollo-ballo

Origin: , probably from holla, hello; see hello

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