ruckusn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌkəs/,

/ˈrʊkəs/, U.S.

/ˈrəkəs/,

/ˈrʊkəs/

Forms: 1800s– ruckus, 1800s– rucus, 1800s– rukus, 1900s– rucas, 1900s– ruccus; see also rookus n.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < ruc- (in ruction n.) + -us (in rumpus n.), or perhaps an alteration of rook n.³, with an arbitrary extension; compare also ruck n.⁵ and ruck v.⁵ 2.The earliest examples, written with a single c or k , perhaps show the variant discussed at rookus n., which would then be the earliest form.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

An uproar, a disturbance; a row, a quarrel; (also) fuss, commotion. Cf. rookus n., ruction n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > lack of peacefulness > [noun] > a disturbance caused by dissension

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affraya1393

frayc1420

tuilyiea1500

fraction1502

broil1525

ruffle1534

hurly-burly1548

embroilment1609

roil1690

fracas1727

row1746

the devil among the tailors1756

noration1773

splorea1791

kick-upa1793

rumption1802

ruction1809

squall1813

tulyie-mulyie1827

shindy1829

shine1832

donnybrook1852

shiveau1862

roughhouse1882

ruckus1885

shemozzle1885

turn-up1891

rookus1892

funk1900

incident1913

potin1922

shivoo1924

furore1946

shindig1961

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] > uproar or tumult

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to-doc1330

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rumourc1425

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shout1487

rippit?1507

glamer?a1513

rangat?a1513

reird?a1513

larumc1515

reirdour1535

uproar1544

clamouring1548

racket1565

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rufflery1582

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rout1684

hirdum-dirdum1724

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collieshangie1737

racketing1760

hullabaloo1762

hurly1806

bobbery1816

trevally1819

pandemonium1827

hurly-burly1830

outroar1845

on-ding1871

tow-row1877

ruckus1885

molrowing1892

rookus1892

rux1918

1885 Overland Monthly Mar. 298/2 Boys of that age always has to raise a rukus somehow.

1895 ‘H. Castlemon’ Elam Storm, Wolfer xiv. 263 You must have been in a rucus with them, judging by the looks of your hand and the horse.

1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny xiii. 210 There shall be rucuses in Salvador..and the monkeys had better climb the tallest cocoanut trees.

1923 C. E. Mulford Black Buttes ii. 20 Them two bummers [sc. restless cattle] was raisin' more of a ruckus than usual to-night.

1948 F. Blake Johnny Christmas ii. 69 With this Kiowa–'Rapaho ruckus and these picture-book soldiers that just showed up, we don't want anything more on our hands.

1963 Economist 12 Oct. 147/2 The ruckus kicked up by the outraged wives and mothers of America.

1995 B. Bryson Notes from Small Island (1996) xxvi. 318 The constant ruckus of the passing trolley kept me from nodding off.

2004 R. Rall Generalissimo El Busho iii. 153 The Bushists are reversing the traditional lifecycle of every political ruckus from Teapot Dome to Watergate.

Compounds

ruckus juice n. U.S. slang strong liquor, typically illicit or of poor quality.

ΚΠ

1921 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 26 Dec. 2/5 All kinds of ‘ruckus juice’ seemed to be more or less scarce for only five drunks were bagged by the city police Saturday night and yesterday.

1965 C. Himes Cotton comes to Harlem v. 49 The bar stools were filled with drunken relics, shabby men, ancient whores draped over tired laborers drinking ruckus juice to get their courage up.

2004 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 4 Mar. 1 Call it skull cracker, ruckus juice, mule kick or tiger's sweat. No matter the name, it's moonshine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruckus
释义	ruckusn. Brit. /ˈrʌkəs/, /ˈrʊkəs/, U.S. /ˈrəkəs/, /ˈrʊkəs/ Forms: 1800s– ruckus, 1800s– rucus, 1800s– rukus, 1900s– rucas, 1900s– ruccus; see also rookus n. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < ruc- (in ruction n.) + -us (in rumpus n.), or perhaps an alteration of rook n.³, with an arbitrary extension; compare also ruck n.⁵ and ruck v.⁵ 2.The earliest examples, written with a single c or k , perhaps show the variant discussed at rookus n., which would then be the earliest form. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). An uproar, a disturbance; a row, a quarrel; (also) fuss, commotion. Cf. rookus n., ruction n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > lack of peacefulness > [noun] > a disturbance caused by dissension tirpeilc1330 to-doc1330 affraya1393 frayc1420 tuilyiea1500 fraction1502 broil1525 ruffle1534 hurly-burly1548 embroilment1609 roil1690 fracas1727 row1746 the devil among the tailors1756 noration1773 splorea1791 kick-upa1793 rumption1802 ruction1809 squall1813 tulyie-mulyie1827 shindy1829 shine1832 donnybrook1852 shiveau1862 roughhouse1882 ruckus1885 shemozzle1885 turn-up1891 rookus1892 funk1900 incident1913 potin1922 shivoo1924 furore1946 shindig1961 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] > uproar or tumult brack?c1200 ludea1275 ludingc1275 grede13.. to-doc1330 stevenc1385 ruitc1390 shoutingc1405 rumourc1425 dirdumc1440 shout1487 rippit?1507 glamer?a1513 rangat?a1513 reird?a1513 larumc1515 reirdour1535 uproar1544 clamouring1548 racket1565 baldare1582 rack jack1582 rufflery1582 pother1603 rut1607 clamorousnessa1617 hurricane1639 clutter1656 flaw1676 splutter1677 rout1684 hirdum-dirdum1724 fracas1727 collieshangie1737 racketing1760 hullabaloo1762 hurly1806 bobbery1816 trevally1819 pandemonium1827 hurly-burly1830 outroar1845 on-ding1871 tow-row1877 ruckus1885 molrowing1892 rookus1892 rux1918 1885 Overland Monthly Mar. 298/2 Boys of that age always has to raise a rukus somehow. 1895 ‘H. Castlemon’ Elam Storm, Wolfer xiv. 263 You must have been in a rucus with them, judging by the looks of your hand and the horse. 1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny xiii. 210 There shall be rucuses in Salvador..and the monkeys had better climb the tallest cocoanut trees. 1923 C. E. Mulford Black Buttes ii. 20 Them two bummers [sc. restless cattle] was raisin' more of a ruckus than usual to-night. 1948 F. Blake Johnny Christmas ii. 69 With this Kiowa–'Rapaho ruckus and these picture-book soldiers that just showed up, we don't want anything more on our hands. 1963 Economist 12 Oct. 147/2 The ruckus kicked up by the outraged wives and mothers of America. 1995 B. Bryson Notes from Small Island (1996) xxvi. 318 The constant ruckus of the passing trolley kept me from nodding off. 2004 R. Rall Generalissimo El Busho iii. 153 The Bushists are reversing the traditional lifecycle of every political ruckus from Teapot Dome to Watergate. Compounds ruckus juice n. U.S. slang strong liquor, typically illicit or of poor quality. ΚΠ 1921 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 26 Dec. 2/5 All kinds of ‘ruckus juice’ seemed to be more or less scarce for only five drunks were bagged by the city police Saturday night and yesterday. 1965 C. Himes Cotton comes to Harlem v. 49 The bar stools were filled with drunken relics, shabby men, ancient whores draped over tired laborers drinking ruckus juice to get their courage up. 2004 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 4 Mar. 1 Call it skull cracker, ruckus juice, mule kick or tiger's sweat. No matter the name, it's moonshine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885
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