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[hoop-lah] 
–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
1865–70; < F houp-là! command (as to a child) to move, take a step
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| hoop·la (hōōp'lä', hŏŏp'-) n. Informal
[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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