hoopla

n. Informal

1. 1. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement.
   2. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla.
2. Talk intended to mislead or confuse.

[Perhaps from French houp-là, upsy-daisy! : houp (of imitative origin) + là, there; see voilà.]

Neil Simon has kept Broadway bright for the last 40-plus years, and is one of the most prolific and successful playwrights around, but he's still not comfortable with all the hoopla (commotion) and fanfare his success has brought. And now there's more: Simon won this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

"Simon expressed uneasiness with the hoopla. 'Getting the award is great, but I'm not the kind of person who looks forward to these things. I'm that quiet guy in the back just writing — that sounds a little too poetic,' he told reporters. "

Link: Neil Simon honored with humor award — Yahoo! News

Posted October 16, 2006.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: blatant or sensational promotion
  Synonyms: ballyhoo, hype, plug

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ringspil, ståhej

Nederlands (Dutch)
ringwerpspel, kouwe drukte, soesa, gezwam, gejuich

Français (French)
n. - (GB) jeu d'anneaux, (US) battage, (US) pagaille, remue-ménage, brouhaha

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ringwerfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Βρετ.) σκόπευση με κρίκους, (καθομ.) πατιρντί, χαμός

Italiano (Italian)
lancio degli anelli, pubblicità chiassosa, trambusto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - alarde (m), publicidade (f) bombástica

Русский (Russian)
"кольца" (игра), шумиха

Español (Spanish)
n. - alboroto, fanfarria, juego de aros

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ringkastning, ståhej, bluff, tumult

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
喧闹, 投环套物游戏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 喧鬧, 投環套物遊戲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고리 던지기 놀이, 요란한 선전

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 輪投げ遊び, 大騒ぎ, 騒音

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضجه اعلاميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זריקת טבעות למטרה, קריאות התלהבות, מהומה (מדוברת), דיבורים מתעים‬

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