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hoopla

[ hoop-lah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

hoopla

/ ˈhuːplɑː /

a fairground game in which a player tries to throw a hoop over an object and so win it
slang.
noise; bustle
slang.
nonsense; ballyhoo

Origin of hoopla¹

First recorded in 1865–70, hoopla is from the French word houp-là! command (as to a child) to move, take a step

Origin of hoopla¹

C20: see whoop , la ²

The Emmy Award-winning Gupta “feels good” to bring a measure of objectivity to a story with such hoopla attached to it.

But the hoopla over it reflects some strange and antiquated thinking.

But this spring in Paris, the Mapplethorpe hoopla is taking an interesting turn.

That is the kind of human bridge-building these foreign trips with all the hoopla can produce.

None of the hoopla seemed to have fazed the Iranian president, who loves to bask in controversy during his U.S. visits.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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