noun

hullabaloo

huh-luh-buh-LOO

noun

A loud commotion or uproar, often over something minor.

"There was a huge hullabaloo when the store ran out of the new phone."

"What's all this hullabaloo about?"

How to Use Hullabaloo

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA big fuss or noisy commotion, usually about something that doesn't really deserve it.

When to use it

Informal and a little old-fashioned or playful in tone.

hullabalooed past tense, hullabaloos plural, hullabaloos singular

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There was a huge _____ when the store ran out of the new phone.

Possibly a playful, rhyming combination of old words used as greetings or hunting calls, similar to "hello" and "halloo."

oo too moo loo foo doo boo woo roo coo goo soo