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hullabaloo
[huhl-uh-buh-loo]
noun
plural
hullabaloosa clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar.
hullabaloo
/ ˌʌəəˈː /
noun
loud confused noise, esp of protest; commotion
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hullabaloo1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hullabaloo1
Example Sentences
But after seeing all this hullabaloo, I thought I'd take my first crack at the season of self-inflicted suffering — in the name of journalism, not Jesus.
Just imagine the hullabaloo if Worrall is part of the England squad this time next year.
Robert Plant told me a few years ago that you were once known to make “a complete hullabaloo” while warming up your voice before a show.
There’s even a leap second occasionally, but there’s no hullabaloo when that happens.
Many of the people I interviewed had arrived when OpenAI was a nonprofit research lab, before the ChatGPT hullabaloo — when most of us had never heard of the company.
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When To Use
A hullabaloo is an uproar or a noisy commotion, especially the sound of a bunch of people shouting in protest about something.A hullabaloo doesn’t have to be literally noisy—the word can also be used to refer to all the talk and commentary surrounding a controversy, such as on social media. Because hullabaloo sounds a little silly, it’s often used to be funny.Example: There was a big hullabaloo at the parents’ meeting when it was announced that brownies wouldn’t be allowed at the bake sale.
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