hullabaloo
noun
[ ˌhʌləbəˈluː ]
• a commotion; a fuss.
• "remember all the hullabaloo over the golf ball?"
Similar:
fuss,
commotion,
uproar,
hubbub,
outcry,
furore,
ruckus,
ado,
palaver,
brouhaha,
hue and cry,
pandemonium,
mayhem,
tumult,
turmoil,
hurly-burly,
roar,
racket,
din,
noise,
clamour,
bedlam,
babel,
rumpus,
ruction,
hoo-ha,
to-do,
song and dance,
kerfuffle,
carry-on,
row,
Origin:
mid 18th century: reduplication of hallo, hullo, etc.
