hooplanoun
uk/ˈhuːp.lɑː/us/ˈhuːp.lɑː/hoopla noun (GAME)
[ U ] UK US ringtoss a game in which a ring is thrown so that it falls over an object:
a game of hoopla
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Miscellaneous games & activities
- air hockey
- bingo
- cage diving
- charade
- crossword
- cryptic crossword
- egg-and-spoon race
- free running
- freestyle football
- Frisbee
- handball
- hangman
- horseshoe
- noughts and crosses
- pinball machine
- quoits
- resistance training
- softball
- tiddlywinks
- treasure hunt
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Children's games
hoopla noun (EXCITEMENT)
[ S or U ] mainly US exciting noise and activity in celebration of an event:
The usual hoopla surrounded the arrival of the pop star.
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General words for fun
- amusement
- crack
- craic
- fling
- fun
- gas
- giggle
- horseplay
- jollification
- laugh
- merriment
- play
- riot
- rough
- rough and tumble idiom
- sport