noun
hoopla
HOOP-lah
noun
1
Excited fuss, commotion, or hype surrounding an event.
"Despite all the hoopla, the product launch was a letdown."
2
A carnival game where players toss rings to try to land them around pegs.
"The kids won a stuffed toy playing hoopla at the fair."
How to Use Hoopla
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishNoisy excitement or hype, or a ring-toss carnival game.
Common pairings
all the hoopla
media hoopla
Word Forms
hooplas plural
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Etymology
From the French exclamation houp-là, roughly "upsy-daisy," first used in English around 1877.