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HOO-HA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hoo-ha mean?
• HOO-HA (noun)
The noun HOO-HA has 1 sense:
1. a disorderly outburst or tumult
Familiarity information: HOO-HA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disorderly outburst or tumult
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
commotion; disruption; disturbance; flutter; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; hurly burly; kerfuffle; to-do
Context example:
they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
Hypernyms ("hoo-ha" is a kind of...):
disorder (a disturbance of the peace or of public order)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hoo-ha"):
convulsion; turmoil; upheaval (a violent disturbance)
earthquake (a disturbance that is extremely disruptive)
incident (a public disturbance)
splash; stir (a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event)
storm; tempest (a violent commotion or disturbance)
storm center; storm centre (a center of trouble or disturbance)
garboil; tumult; tumultuousness; uproar (a state of commotion and noise and confusion)
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