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ruckus
[ ruhk-uhs ]
/ ˈrʌk əs /
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noun
a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: The losers are sure to raise a ruckus.
a heated controversy: Newspapers fostered the ruckus by printing the opponents' letters.
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Words nearby ruckus
ruck, ruckle, ruckman, ruck-rover, rucksack, ruckus, ruction, rudaceous, Ruda Śląska, rudbeckia, rudd
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British Dictionary definitions for ruckus
ruckus
/ (ˈrʌkəs) /
noun plural -uses
informal an uproar; ruction
Word Origin for ruckus
C20: from ruction + rumpus
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