Hullabaloo Definition

huləbəlo͝o
hullabaloos
noun
hullabaloos
Loud noise and confusion; hubbub.
Webster's New World

An uproar or fuss.

They made such a hullabaloo about the change that the authorities were forced to change it back.
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Noun

Singular:
hullabaloo
Plural:
hullabaloos

Origin of Hullabaloo

  • The Oxford English Dictionary has this as a native English word, first appearing in print in 1762 (Smollett). The OED and other etymologists do not consider the possibility that the word was introduced from India into the English language. The term 'Hullabol' is still used in Indian English to describe a type of public demonstration, involving making a great noise. 'Hulla' is either derived from 'Hamla' meaning 'attack' or from 'halhala' meaning 'ululation' (both words from Persian and then Urdu). 'Bol' is from the Hindi verb 'bolna', 'to utter or say'.

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of obsolete hollo-ballo probably from holla hello hello

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hullabaloo Sentence Examples

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  • After the entire hullabaloo about debt ridden customers, somebody seems to have finally come to the rescue of debtors struggling to make repayments.

  • Everything seems to be going normal until the Bros find that Peach is nowhere to be seen, several palace guards have been attacked, and Toadsworth says "Hullabaloo."

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