hullabaloo (redirected from hullabaloos)

hul·la·ba·loo also hul·la·bal·loo  (hl-b-l)

n. pl. hul·la·ba·loos also hul·la·bal·loos

Great noise or excitement; uproar. See Synonyms at noise.

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[Alteration of obsolete hollo-ballo, probably from holla, hello; see hello.]

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hullabaloo, hullaballoo [ˌhʌləbəˈluː]

n pl -loos

loud confused noise, esp of protest; commotion

[perhaps from interjection hallo + Scottish baloo lullaby]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hullabaloo - disturbance usually in protest       turmoil, upheaval, agitation, excitement disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

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hullabaloo

noun commotion, to-do, fuss, noise, confusion, turmoil, disturbance, racket, upheaval, outcry, clamour, furore, din, uproar, pandemonium, rumpus, bedlam, babel, tumult, hubbub, hurly-burly, brouhaha, ruction (informal), hue and cry, ruckus (informal) I was scared by the hullabaloo over my arrival.

Translations

hullabaloo [ˌhʌləbəˈluː] N (= noise) → algarabía f; (= fuss) → jaleo m, revuelo m
a great hullabaloo broke out → se armó un revuelo tremendo
that hullabaloo about the money → ese jaleo or revuelo que se armó por el dinero

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hullabaloo [ˌhʌləbəˈluː] n (= noise) → raffut m

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hullabaloo

n (Brit inf) → Spektakel m; (= noise also) → Radau m; I don’t know what all the hullabaloo is about → ich verstehe nicht, was das ganze Theater eigentlich soll (inf)

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hullabaloo [ˌhʌləbəˈluː] n (fam) (noise) → fracasso

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hullabaloo [ˌhʌləbəˈluː] n (fam) (noise) → fracasso

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hullabaloo

n hullabaloo [haləbəˈluː]

1 an uproar The teacher told the pupils to stop making such a hullabaloo. lawaai ضَجَّه гюрултия rámus larm der Spektakel φασαρία, νταβαντούρι griterío, follón, jaleo kära هیاهو hulabaloo vacarme בָּלָגָן कोलाहल galama, graja zsivaj keributan gauragangur; hávaði chiasso 騒がしさ 와글와글 triukšmas, klegesys jezga; kņada kehebohan herrie spetakkel, halloi harmider algazarra gălăgie шум, гам rámus trušč halabuka ståhej, bråk, oväsen ความอึกทึกครึกโครม gürültü, patırtı 吵鬧 галас, гамір غل غپاڑا tiếng ồn ào 吵闹

2 a loud public protest. oproer إضْطِراب، إحْتِجاج протест povyk oprør der Tumult σάλος, έντονη λαϊκή διαμαρτυρία protesta, tumulto pahameeletorm جنجال mielenosoitus protestations מְחָאָה शोरगुल gužva, metež, protest hűhó protes umum mótmæli clamore, schiamazzo 抗議デモ 큰 소란 sambrūzdis nemiers perarakan tunjuk perasaan herrie ståhei, oppstyr wrzawa tumulto proteste шумиха hurhaj demonstracije metež väsen, hallå การประท้วงอย่างโกลาหล velvele, yaygara 大聲公開抗議 галас فریاد و فغاں sự rùm beng 喧嚣