hoopla

[ hoop-lah ]

/ ˈhup lɑ /

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noun Informal.

bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.

sensational publicity; ballyhoo.

speech or writing intended to mislead or to obscure an issue.

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Origin of hoopla

First recorded in 1865–70, hoopla is from the French word houp-là! command (as to a child) to move, take a step

Words nearby hoopla

hoop, hoop back, hoop-de-do, hooper, hoop iron, hoopla, hoopman, hoopoe, hoop-petticoat narcissus, hoop pine, hoop skirt

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How to use hoopla in a sentence

We’ve heard very little from Congress in the last two years on energy, despite all of the initial hoopla, and it’s not clear what energy policy is going to look like after the November election.
Why It Could Be a Long Time Before Gas Prices Come Down|Nik Popli|June 16, 2022|Time
Hoopla isn’t available to everyone, instead partnering with some local libraries and schools across the country to provide streaming movies, shows, and audiobooks to their members.
11 totally legal streaming platforms that will let you watch movies for free|Whitson Gordon|December 20, 2021|Popular-Science
For the most part, however, the North Fork has managed to avoid the hoopla and remain the sedate, bucolic destination it has been for the last 50 years.
The 25 Best Fall Trips in the World|jversteegh|August 9, 2021|Outside Online
All the hoopla is because, well, officials here spent a lot of money on deals to secure more supplies and build water infrastructure.
San Diego Is Relatively Drought-Proof – and Has Prices to Prove it|MacKenzie Elmer|June 28, 2021|Voice of San Diego

“For all the hoopla about how invested we are in our vulnerable population, it’s a waste of time,” Elliott said.
They Made a Revolutionary System to Protect People With Developmental Disabilities. Now It’s Falling Apart.|by Amy Silverman for Arizona Daily Star|December 12, 2020|ProPublica
The Emmy Award-winning Gupta “feels good” to bring a measure of objectivity to a story with such hoopla attached to it.
Sanjay Gupta, on the Ebola Front Lines|Tim Teeman|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the hoopla over it reflects some strange and antiquated thinking.
'Guardians of the Galaxy' Is Not a Watershed Moment for Women|Kevin Fallon|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But this spring in Paris, the Mapplethorpe hoopla is taking an interesting turn.
Mapplethorpe’s Artistic Twin|Sarah Moroz|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is the kind of human bridge-building these foreign trips with all the hoopla can produce.
Obama In Israel: He Came, He Spoke, They Swooned|Gil Troy|March 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
None of the hoopla seemed to have fazed the Iranian president, who loves to bask in controversy during his U.S. visits.
Ahmadinejad Basks in His Own Glory|Babak Dehghanpisheh|September 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for hoopla

hoopla

/ (ˈhuːplɑː) /

noun

British a fairground game in which a player tries to throw a hoop over an object and so win it

US and Canadian slang noise; bustle

US slang nonsense; ballyhoo

Word Origin for hoopla

C20: see whoop, la ²

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