hullabaloo

also n., pl., -loos, also -loos.
Great noise or excitement; uproar. See synonyms at noise.

[Alteration of obsolete hollo-ballo, probably from holla, hello. See hello.]

(HUL-uh-buh-loo)

noun
Tumultuous noise, excitement, confusion; uproar.

Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Apparently a reduplication of hallo (former variant of hello), an alteration of French hola (whoa, stop there), from ho + la (there)

Usage
"After all the hullabaloo, pre-match hype and endless talks shows on radio and television, the Fenerbahçe-Besiktas derby at Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul turned out to be a Big Fat Nothing." — Okan Udo Bassey; A Big Fat Nothing; Turkish Daily News (Ankara, Turkey); Nov 21, 2006.

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also hullaballoo

noun

1. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable: babel, clamor, din, hubbub, noise, pandemonium, racket, rumpus, tumult, uproar. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. Offensively loud and insistent utterances, especially of disapproval: clamor, outcry, rumpus, uproar, vociferation. Idioms: hue and cry. See like/dislike, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hurlumhej, ballade, skrig og skrål

Nederlands (Dutch)
stampei, herrie, kabaal

Français (French)
n. - esclandre, raffut

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spektakel, Aufruhr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) πατιρντί, μπάχαλο

Italiano (Italian)
chiasso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tumulto (m)

Русский (Russian)
тарарам

Español (Spanish)
n. - bullicio, jaleo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ståhej, oväsen, bråk, larm

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
喧嚣, 吵闹, 喧哗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 喧囂, 吵鬧, 喧嘩

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소음, 소란

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 騒音, ガヤガヤ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضجه, جلبه, ضوضاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רעש, מהומה‬

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