hoopla
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lɑ noun Informal.
1.
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
2.
sensational publicity; ballyhoo.
3.
speech or writing intended to mislead or to obscure an issue.
Origin:
1865–70; < French houp-là! command (as to a child) to move, take a step
1865–70; < French houp-là! command (as to a child) to move, take a step
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| 1. | (Brit) a fairground game in which a player tries to throw a hoop over an object and so win it |
| 2. | slang (US), (Canadian) noise; bustle |
| 3. | slang (US) nonsense; ballyhoo |
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Hoopla
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Word Origin & History
hoopla
1877, hoop la, Amer.Eng., earlier houp-la, exclamation accompanying quick movement (1870), of unknown origin, perhaps borrowed from Fr. houp-là "upsy-daisy," also a cry to dogs, horses, etc.
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hoopla definition[ˈhuplɑ] or [ˈhuplə]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
And that role is important because, you know, the hoopla and the fireworks will come to an end.
But amid the hoopla that this widely publicized finding generated, a critical fact was often overlooked.
The hoopla has died down since then, but the image continues to be popular.
But all the hoopla cannot conceal the party's insecure state.
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