hoo-ha

hoo-ha or hoo-hah  (hhä)

n. Slang

1. A fuss; a disturbance: "the subject of this last hoo-hah" (William Safire).

2. A chortle or laugh: got a good hoo-ha out of that story.

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[Perhaps from Yiddish hu-ha, to-do, uproar, exclamation.]

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hoo-ha [ˈhuːˌhɑː]

n

a noisy commotion or fuss

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hoo-ha - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" commotion, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order turmoil, upheaval, convulsion - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" earthquake - a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees" incident - a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station" stir, splash - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared" tempest, storm - a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot" storm center, storm centre - a center of trouble or disturbance garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar - a state of commotion and noise and confusion

Translations

hoo-ha [ˈhuːˌhɑː] N

1. (= fuss) → lío m, marimorena f, follón m (Sp)
there was a great hoo-ha about it → se armó la marimorena

2. (= noise) → estrépito m

3. (pej) (= publicity) → bombo m

hoo-ha [ˈhuːhɑː] n (= fuss) → raffut m

hoo-ha [ˈhuːˌhɑː] n (fam) → casino
there was a great hoo-ha about it → la cosa ha fatto scalpore

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hoo-ha [ˈhuːˌhɑː] n (fam) → casino
there was a great hoo-ha about it → la cosa ha fatto scalpore