hullabaloo

[ huhl-uh-buh-loo ]
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noun,plural hul·la·ba·loos.
  1. a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar.

Origin of hullabaloo

1
1750–60; apparently variant of haloobaloo, rhyming compound based on Scots baloo lullaby

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hullabaloo

hullaballoo

/ (ˌhʌləbəˈluː) /


nounplural -loos
  1. loud confused noise, esp of protest; commotion

Origin of hullabaloo

1
C18: perhaps from interjection hallo + Scottish baloo lullaby

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