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hoop·la

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–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; < F houp-là! command (as to a child) to move, take a step

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hoop·la Audio Help (hōōp'lä', hŏŏp'-) Pronunciation Key
n. Informal

1. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement.
2. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla.
Talk intended to mislead or confuse.

[Perhaps from French houp-là, upsy-daisy! : houp (of imitative origin) + là, there; see voilà.]

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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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