hul·la·ba·loo

[huhl-uh-buh-loo]
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

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hullabaloo or hullaballoo (ˌhʌləbəˈluː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -loos
loud confused noise, esp of protest; commotion
 
[C18: perhaps from interjection hallo + Scottish baloo lullaby]
 
hullaballoo or hullaballoo
 
n
 
[C18: perhaps from interjection hallo + Scottish baloo lullaby]

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Hullabaloo is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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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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