hoo-ha
hoo-ha · hoo-has
халепа, біда, горе
беда, затруднение, горе
Ärger, Schwierigkeit, Mühe
A fuss, an uproar, a commotion or stirA fuss, an uproar, a commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha, hullabaloo.
/ˈhuːˌhɑː/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A fuss, an uproar, a commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha, hullabaloo.
There was a big hoo-ha about it in the papers, and then the world completely forgot the matter.
(countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable)The vagina, the vulva.
More definitions
- a disorderly outburst or tumult
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Perhaps from Yiddish הו־האַ (hu-ha, “a hullabaloo”).Perhaps from Yiddish הו־האַ (hu-ha, “a hullabaloo”).
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Forms
plural: hoo-hasSynonyms
54 synonymsbrouhahaC2bustleB2chaosB1disturbanceB1flapB2flutterB2furorB2fussB1quarrelB2stirB1troubleA2turmoilC1unrestB2ado
Close in meaning
- a disorderly outburst or tumult:disturbancedisruptioncommotionflutterhurly burlyto-dohoo-hahkerfuffle
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbrouhahaC2
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable