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hullabaloo

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hul·la·ba·loo also hul·la·bal·loo  (hl-b-l)
n. pl. hul·la·ba·loos
Great noise or excitement; uproar. See Synonyms at noise.
[Alteration of obsolete hollo-ballo, probably from holla, hello; see hello.]
hullabaloo
Noun
pl -loos a loud confused noise or commotion [hallo + Scots baloo lullaby]
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Noun1.hullabaloohullabaloo - disturbance usually in protest
turmoil, upheaval, agitation, excitement
disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
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Spanish hullabaloo [ˈhʌləbəˈluː] n (col) (= noise); algarabía, jaleo
French hullabaloo [ˈhʌləbəˈluː] n (inf) (= noise); tapage m, raffut m
Italian hullabaloo [hʌləbəˈluː] n (col) (= noise); fracasso
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In the morning Joan was roused by a great row and hullabaloo.
Adventure by London, Jack View in context
Certainly they had brought with them some rotten hippo-meat, which couldn't have lasted very long, anyway, even if the pilgrims hadn't, in the midst of a shocking hullabaloo, thrown a considerable quantity of it overboard.
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Somebody heard the splash and they raised an awful hullabaloo.
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