hullabaloo
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ə noun, plural hul·la·ba·loos.
a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar.
Origin:
1750–60; apparently variant of haloobaloo, rhyming compound based on Scots baloo lullaby
1750–60; apparently variant of haloobaloo, rhyming compound based on Scots baloo lullaby
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| —n , pl -loos | |
| loud confused noise, esp of protest; commotion | |
| [C18: perhaps from interjection | |
| hullaballoo or hullaballoo | |
| —n | |
| [C18: perhaps from interjection | |
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hullabaloo
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
hullabaloo
1762, hollo-ballo "uproar," chiefly in northern England and Scot., perhaps a rhyming reduplication of hollo (see hello).
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Example sentences
The whole thing takes about two and a half hours to navigate but is well worth all the necessary hullabaloo.
The hullabaloo has landed her a few new listings, she said.
All the hullabaloo for over half a decade, and it ends with a whimper.
In which case, the current hullabaloo should not matter.
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