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ruck⋅us

  [ruhk-uhs]
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–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; prob. b. ruction and rumpus
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ruck·us   (rŭk'əs)   
n.  A disturbance; a commotion: "Little was heard by us in the upper regions of the considerable ruckus (and surely the heartbreak) being endured some floors below" (Brendan Gill).

[Perhaps blend of ruction and rumpus.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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ruckus [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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Word Origin & History

ruckus 
1890, possibly a blend of ruction "disturbance" (1825) and rumpus (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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