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ruckus

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ruck·us

[ruhk-uhs]
noun
1.
a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: The losers are sure to raise a ruckus.
2.
a heated controversy: Newspapers fostered the ruckus by printing the opponents' letters.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; probably blend of ruction and rumpus
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Example Sentences
  • Take the ruckus that has erupted over the demise of the dinosaurs.
  • Don't intentionally cause a ruckus and then complain about the ruckus.
  • As usually they make ruckus push the migrants out and then eventually they will migrate back.
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ruckus (ˈrʌkəs)
 
n , pl -uses
informal an uproar; ruction
 
[C20: from ruction + rumpus]

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Word Origin & History

ruckus
1890, possibly a blend of ruction "disturbance" (1825) and rumpus (q.v.).
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ruckus definition

[ˈrəkəs]
  1. n.
    a commotion; an uproar. : Quiet, please. Don't raise such a ruckus.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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