hoo-ha

or hoo-hah

[noun hoo-hah; interjection hoo-hah]Informal.

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noun

an uproarious commotion.

interjection

(used to express mock surprise or excitement.)

Origin of hoo-ha

1930–35; probably < Yiddish hu-ha to-do, uproar, exclamation of surprise; compare Polish hu-ha exclamation of joy

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Related Words for hoo-ha

to-do, stir, row

Examples from the Web for hoo-ha

Contemporary Examples of hoo-ha

Besides which, have you noticed that all the Republican hoo-ha about these alleged horror stories never holds up on examination?
Texas: Where Crazy Gets Elected
Michael Tomasky
February 26, 2014
May I ask for your thoughts on the Fifty Shades of Grey hoo-ha?
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Noah Charney
September 11, 2013
Most of these men would jump for joy if a woman sent them photos of her hoo-ha.
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Aurora Snow
July 26, 2013
They want to take on authority and comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable and all that hoo-ha.
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Michael Tomasky
August 27, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for hoo-ha

hoo-ha

noun

a noisy commotion or fuss

Word Origin for hoo-ha

C20: of unknown origin

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