ruckus

[ruhk-uh s]

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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.

Origin of ruckus

1885–90, Americanism; probably blend of ruction and rumpus

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Examples from the Web for ruckus

Contemporary Examples

To hear Ruckus soliloquize is to be a fly on the wall in a country club locker room.
Aaron McGruder’s ‘The Boondocks’ Returns Without Aaron McGruder
Rich Goldstein
April 21, 2014
Bratton and his companions followed to make sure the two did not cause a ruckus on the platform.
My Patrol With the NYPD’s Bill Bratton
Michael Daly
March 14, 2014
Hearing the ruckus, people came running from all over the building.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview
Alex Belth
February 16, 2014
Until then, Barack Obama will no longer have Luis Gutiérrez and his allies inside the tent raising a ruckus.
The Coming Latino Revolt
Bryan Curtis
December 1, 2010
It was consensual, that is, to all but her boyfriend and his wife, who eventually compared notes and created a ruckus.
The Dating Rules at Goldman
Heidi Moore
September 22, 2010

Historical Examples

Say, Squint, your brain wasnt injured in that ruckus, was it?
The Ranchman
Charles Alden Seltzer
Now, I hadn't been down that way for about six months, but I had heard of that ruckus.
Partners of Chance
Henry Herbert Knibbs
He figured to start a ruckus, and then git me in the mix-up.
Partners of Chance
Henry Herbert Knibbs
"There seems to be some kind of a ruckus," Mr. Appel remarked as he stood up and leaned out the window.
The Dude Wrangler
Caroline Lockhart
There was the deuce of a ruckus over there for maybe two minutes, and then back they came—carrying something.
A Yankee in the Trenches
R. Derby Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for ruckus

ruckus

noun plural -uses

informal an uproar; ruction

Word Origin

C20: from ruction + rumpus

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for ruckus

n.

1890, possibly a blend of ruction and rumpus.

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Examples from the Web for ruckus

Contemporary Examples

To hear Ruckus soliloquize is to be a fly on the wall in a country club locker room.

Bratton and his companions followed to make sure the two did not cause a ruckus on the platform.

Hearing the ruckus, people came running from all over the building.

Until then, Barack Obama will no longer have Luis Gutiérrez and his allies inside the tent raising a ruckus.

It was consensual, that is, to all but her boyfriend and his wife, who eventually compared notes and created a ruckus.

Historical Examples

Say, Squint, your brain wasnt injured in that ruckus, was it?

Now, I hadn't been down that way for about six months, but I had heard of that ruckus.

He figured to start a ruckus, and then git me in the mix-up.

"There seems to be some kind of a ruckus," Mr. Appel remarked as he stood up and leaned out the window.

There was the deuce of a ruckus over there for maybe two minutes, and then back they came—carrying something.

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Word Origin and History for ruckus

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