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单词 hoopla
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hoopla

(huplɑ)
uncountable noun
Hoopla is great fuss or excitement.
[mainly US, informal]
Despite all the hoopla, Palo Alto's 100th birthday party is actually designed tobe a simple, down-to-earth affair.

hoopla in British English

(ˈhuːplɑː)
noun
1.  British
a fairground game in which a player tries to throw a hoop over an object and so win it
2.  US and Canadian slang
noise; bustle
3.  US slang
nonsense; ballyhoo
Word origin
C20: see whoop, la2

hoopla in American English

(ˈhupˌlɑ; ˈhʊpˌlɑ)
US
noun Informal
1. 
great excitement; bustle
2. 
showy publicity; ballyhoo

Examples of 'hoopla' in a sentence
hoopla

How much of this contest hype and hoopla can you handle?
Hopkins, Tom The Guide to Greatness in Sales (1994)
One person had apparently spent 1,200 on the hoopla stall trying to win back his losses.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Of the awards season hype and hoopla, he is warily phlegmatic.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Just goes to show pre-match hype and hoopla can only get you so far.
The Sun (2015)
The cover picture, the story and all the hoopla that surrounded it made me a celebrity.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It's also helpful letting the guys see the hoopla surrounding the game.
The Sun (2007)
I am also very uneasy with all of the hoopla surrounding this story.
The Sun (2008)
HUNDREDS of tourists were duped by a rigged hoopla stall, a court heard yesterday.
The Sun (2010)
It was published in February 1996 to much hoopla.
Christianity Today (2000)
Now, it seems, the odds were always against them after two men were found guilty of rigging a hoopla stall.
The Sun (2010)
TWO conmen exposed for running a crooked hoopla stall in a seaside resort were back in business yesterday - after changing the name of their game.
The Sun (2010)

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