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单词 hoopla
释义 hoop·la
noun
also houp-la \ˈhüˌplä, ˈhu̇ˌ-, -lȧ\
(-s)
Etymology: French houp-là, interjection
1.
 a. : excited commotion
  < the hoopla occasioned … by the report — C.J.Rolo >
 often : gay or rowdy excitement
  < holiday hoopla and parties >
 b. : gaudy, artificial, or pretentious show : to-do
  < opportunities for plenty of romantic hoopla in a costume drama — John McCarten >
  < launched the new promotion in a blaze of hoopla >
 c. : something (as utterances) designed to bewilder or confuse
  < official hoopla about the back of organized crime being broken — Joseph LeBaron >
  : bunkum, ballyhoo
2. [influenced in meaning by hoop (I) ] : a game in which novelty items are won by tossing rings over them
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