to-do
noun /tə ˈduː/
/tə ˈduː/
[singular] (informal, becoming old-fashioned)- unnecessary excitement or anger about something synonym fuss
- What a to-do!
- He made a great to-do about being left off the guest list.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from to do as in much to do, originally meaning “much needing to be done” but later interpreted as the adjective much and a noun; compare with ado.