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- DictionaryHul·la·ba·loo/ˈhələbəˌlo͞o/
noun
- 1. a commotion; a fuss: informal "remember all the hullabaloo over the golf ball?"
a loud noise made by people who are angry or annoyed; a lot of angry comments made in public about someone or something: make a hullabaloo There's a crowd of angry demonstrators making a real hullabaloo outside the Capitol Building. Synonyms. anarchy. ballyhoo old-fashioned slang. bedlam. chaos. commotion. confusion. disarray formal.
Hullabaloo is a lovely term for a fuss or commotion, usually over something of little or no importance, like a celebrity's new hair style. Save hullabaloo for the trivial fuss. Anything of real importance — a war, a murder, for example — merits a more serious term like "disturbance" or "outcry."
4 days ago · Definition of 'hullabaloo' Word Frequency. hullabaloo. (hʌləbəluː ) singular noun. A hullabaloo is a lot of noise or fuss made by people who are angry or excited about something. [informal] I was scared by the hullabaloo over my arrival. Synonyms: commotion, to-do, fuss, noise More Synonyms of hullabaloo.
hullabaloo. noun. /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/. /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/. [singular] (informal) a lot of loud noise, especially made by people who are annoyed or excited about something synonym commotion, uproar. They looked outside to find out what all the hullabaloo was about.
Apr 23, 2024 · hullabaloo (plural hullabaloos) A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar. [from 17th c.] Synonyms: ado, hype, to-do; see also Thesaurus: commotion. They made such a hullabaloo about the change that the authorities were forced to change it back.
informal. 1. : a very noisy and confused situation. [singular] The announcement caused quite a hullabaloo. [noncount] The announcement caused a lot of hullabaloo. 2. : a situation in which many people are upset and angry about something. [singular] There was a hullabaloo over his controversial statements. [noncount]
Hullabaloo definition, a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar. See more.
