ruckus
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əs 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.
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| —n , pl -uses | |
| informal an uproar; ruction | |
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Ruckus
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ruckus
1890, possibly a blend of ruction "disturbance" (1825) and rumpus (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
ruckus definition[ˈrəkəs]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
They came to raise a ruckus here this afternoon, to hoot and holler and cut the rug.
Diving from limb to limb, gabbling excitedly, they set up a menacing ruckus.
Take the ruckus that has erupted over the demise of the dinosaurs.
Amazing how a little phase change can cause such a ruckus.
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