brouhaha
noun
excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event; hullabaloo.
brouhahas
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pluralof brouhaha.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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However, today’s development in Seoul is just the latest in a string of brouhahas sparked around the region by Chinese diplomats in recent months.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
The billionaire, who oversees the electric carmaker Tesla and other companies, is already embroiled in public brouhahas on many other fronts, including a will-he won’t-he $44 billion deal to buy the social media service Twitter.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Thornton, who didn’t speak after the game, has been in beard brouhahas before.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2018
By the 1910s, partisan brouhahas had evaporated almost entirely from sporting events.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2018
Recent years have produced similar brouhahas about whether serving sushi, or wearing kimonos, sombreros or hijabs, amounts to oppression, invasion or even just benign appreciation of other cultures’ traditions and innovations.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2016
