hoopla

[hoop-lah]

noun

Informal.

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

2. sensational publicity; ballyhoo.

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

hoopla

/ ˈhuːplɑː /

noun

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

2. slang,  noise; bustle

3. slang,  nonsense; ballyhoo

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoopla¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoopla¹

C20: see _whoop , _la ²

Example Sentences

“Which is to say, they want to focus on the work and not the hoopla.”

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“It was more challenging to pair this case and find a firm willing to take on the PR and the hoopla than a normal one,” said Skyler Beltran, another county commissioner.

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On the rare occasions I catch a game on TV, nearly all of the action consists of strikeouts, home runs, pitching changes and hoopla.

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The hoopla surrounding “Adolescence” was comparable to Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer,” which was a heavy award winner last year.

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Thorne said of the hoopla surrounding the series, “I think we got very lucky in capturing a particular time, place and mood. We also got lucky with all the people we worked with.”

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Related Words

• brouhaha 
• bustle 
• buzz 
• commotion 
• emotion 
• frenzy 
• furor 
• fuss 
• hubbub 
• hysteria 
• ruckus