hubbub

hub·bub  (hbb)

n.

1. Loud noise; din. See Synonyms at noise.

2. Confusion; tumult.

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[Probably of Irish Gaelic origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ubub, an interjection of aversion or contempt.]

Word History: It has often been remarked that the early Celtic inhabitants of Britain contributed very little to the stock of English words. Perhaps this should not surprise us, given the difficult relations over the centuries between the people of Germanic stock and the people of Celtic stock in England and Ireland. It seems likely that a certain English contempt resides in the adoption of the word hubbub from a Celtic source, which is probably related to ub ub ubub, a Scots Gaelic interjection expressing contempt, or to abu, an ancient Irish war cry. In any case, hubbub was first recorded (1555) in the phrase Irish hubbub and meant "the confused shouting of a crowd." In addition to the senses it has developed, hubbub was again used, possibly in an unflattering way, by the New England colonists as a term for a rambunctious game played by Native Americans.

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hubbub

Noun

1. a confused noise of many voices

2. great confusion or excitement [probably from Irish hooboobbes]

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Hubbub a multitude of speakers.

Examples: hubbub of parliamentary discussion, 1878; of all languages, 1849.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hubbub - loud confused noise from many sources brouhaha, katzenjammer, uproar noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"

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hubbub

noun 1. noise, racket, din, uproar, cacophony, pandemonium, babel, tumult, hurly-burly

noun 2. hue and cry, confusion, disturbance, riot, disorder, clamour, rumpus, bedlam, brouhaha, ruction (informal) hullabaloo, ruckus (informal)

Translations

hubbub [ˈhʌbʌb] n → barahúnda, barullo

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hubbub [ˈhʌbʌb] n → brouhaha m

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hubbub [ˈhʌbʌb] n → Lärm m;

(commotion) → Tumult m

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hubbub [ˈhʌbʌb] n → baccano