hoo-ha
noun
ˈhü-ˌhä 
variants or less commonly hoo-hah
informal
: a state or condition of excitement, agitation, or disturbance : commotion, uproar
… she wore the jacket again … —wore it unapologetically knowing all the hoo-ha it had caused …
Vanessa Friedman
Vanessa Friedman"I remember one time there was a big hoo-hah about a rare bird." Lee Child
Lee Child
Synonyms
- ado
- alarums and excursions
- ballyhoo
- blather
- bluster
- bobbery
- bother
- bustle
- clatter
- clutter [chiefly dialect]
- coil
- commotion
- corroboree [Australian]
- disturbance
- do [chiefly dialect]
- foofaraw
- fun
- furor
- furore
- fuss
- helter-skelter
- hoopla
- hubble-bubble
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- hurly
- hurly-burly
- hurricane
- hurry
- hurry-scurry
- hurry-skurry
- kerfuffle [chiefly British]
- moil
- pandemonium
- pother
- row
- ruckus
- ruction
- rumpus
- shindy
- splore [Scottish]
- squall
- stew
- stir
- storm
- to-do
- tumult
- turmoil
- uproar
- welter
- whirl
- williwaw
- zoo
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Word History
Etymology
probably from Yiddish hu-ha uproar, exclamation of surprise
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined above
hoo-ha
noun
variants also hoo-hah
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity the media hoo-ha that inevitably occurs when a politician makes a gaffe, no matter how inconsequential Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- commotion
- turmoil
- disturbance
- hoopla
- stir
- hullabaloo
- kerfuffle
- storm
- noise
- hubbub
- furore
- foofaraw
- fuss
- ballyhoo
- furor
- ruckus
- upheaval
- blather
- roar
- rumpus
- do
- bustle
- uproar
- bother
- ado
- pandemonium
- clatter
- outburst
- eruption
- hurricane
- clutter
- pother
- disorder
- unrest
- tumult
- coil
- shindy
- bluster
- ruction
- hurly
- zoo
- welter
- hurly-burly
- fun
- stew
- splore
- whirl
- squall
- row
- hurry
- helter-skelter
- brawl
- to-do
- corroboree
- racket
- outcry
- moil
- outbreak
- howl
- hurry-scurry
- bobbery
- hurry-skurry
- cacophony
- hubble-bubble
- flurry
- alarums and excursions
- clamor
- din
- williwaw
- fracas
- tizzy
- scuffle
- flutter
- fray
- fret
- hassle
- fever
- melee
- hue and cry
- flare-up
- dither
- mêlée
- lather
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rest
- hush
- peace
- quiet
- tranquility
- calm
- stillness
- tranquillity
- quietude
- order
- orderliness