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ruckus

 
Dictionary: ruck·us   (rŭk'əs) pronunciation
 
n.

A disturbance; a commotion: “Little was heard by us in the upper regions of the considerable ruckus (and surely the heartbreak) being endured some floors below” (Brendan Gill).

[Perhaps blend of RUCTION and RUMPUS.]


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WordNet: ruckus
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of making a noisy disturbance
  Synonyms: commotion, din, ruction, rumpus, tumult


 
Wikipedia: Ruckus
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Ruckus may refer to:

Business and Organizations

  • Ruckus Network, formerly a provider of digital entertainment services for all American colleges and universities
  • Ruckus Society, an organization that provides training in techniques of political activism

Technology

Music

People

  • Claude Marrow, a pro wrestler who competes under the name Ruckus

Fictional people

Television

  • Ruckus (game show), a short-lived 1991 syndicated game show

 
Translations: Ruckus
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ballade

idioms:

  • raise a ruckus    lave ballade

Nederlands (Dutch)
herrie

Français (French)
n. - (US) grabuge

idioms:

  • raise a ruckus    faire du grabuge

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Rabatz

idioms:

  • raise a ruckus    Krach schlagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) σαματάς, φασαρία

idioms:

  • raise a ruckus    κάνω μεγάλη φασαρία

Italiano (Italian)
zuffa

idioms:

  • raise a ruckus    far baccano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tumulto (m)

idioms:

  • raise a ruckus    criar tumulto

Русский (Russian)
тарарам

idioms:

  • raise a ruckus    устраивать тарарам

Español (Spanish)
n. - jaleo, follón

idioms:

  • raise a ruckus    armar un jaleo o un lío

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bråk, larm

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
喧闹, 骚动

idioms:

  • raise a ruckus    掀起一场争吵

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 喧鬧, 騷動

idioms:

  • raise a ruckus    掀起一場爭吵

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 야단법석, 소동을 일으키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 騒ぎ, 乱闘, 論争

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إضطراب, إزعاج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רעש, מהומה‬


 
 

 

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