hullabaloo

hul·la·ba·loo

also hul·la·bal·loo (hŭl′ə-bə-lo͞o′)

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

A loud noise or a condition of noisy confusion. See Synonyms at noise.

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

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hullabaloo

(ˌhʌləbəˈluː) or

hullaballoo

n, pl -loos

loud confused noise, esp of protest; commotion

[C18: perhaps from interjection hallo + Scottish baloo lullaby]

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hul•la•ba•loo

(ˈhʌl ə bəˌlu)

n., pl. -loos.

a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar.

[1750–60; appar. variant of haloobaloo, rhyming compound based on Scots baloo lullaby]

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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.

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hullabaloo

also hullaballoo
noun

1. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable:

babel, clamor, din, hubbub, noise, pandemonium, racket, rumpus, tumult, uproar.

2. Offensively loud and insistent utterances, especially of disapproval:

clamor, outcry, rumpus, uproar, vociferation.

Idiom: hue and cry.

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Translations

إضْطِراب، إحْتِجاجضَجَّه

povykrámus

larmoprør

SpektakelTumult

protestationvacarme

zsivaj

gauragangur; hávaîimótmæli

baccanotumulto

klegesys

jezgakņadanemiers

halloi

gürültüpatırtıvelveleyaygara

吵闹喧嚣

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

(haləbəˈluː) noun

1. an uproar. The teacher told the pupils to stop making such a hullabaloo. lawaai ضَجَّه гюрултия algazarra rámus der Spektakel larm φασαρία, νταβαντούρι griterío, follón, jaleo kära هیاهو hulabaloo vacarmeבלגן कोलाहल galama, graja zsivaj keributan gauragangur; hávaði chiasso 騒がしさ 와글와글 triukšmas, klegesys jezga; kņada kehebohan herriespetakkel, halloi harmider هیاهو 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 tumulto povyk der Tumult oprør σάλος, έντονη λαϊκή διαμαρτυρία protesta, tumulto pahameeletorm جنجال mielenosoitus protestationsמחאה शोरगुल gužva, metež, protest hűhó protes umum mótmæli clamore, schiamazzo 抗議デモ 큰 소란 sambrūzdis nemiers perarakan tunjuk perasaan herrieståhei, oppstyr wrzawa غالمغال، جنجال 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

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