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brouhaha

noun
/ˈbɹuː.hɑː.hɑː/UK/ˈbruˌhɑˌhɑ/US

Etymology

Borrowed from French brouhaha, but disputed as to where from before that. Possibly from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (barúkh habá, “welcome”, literally “blessed is he who comes”).

  1. derived from בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא
  2. borrowed from brouhaha

Definitions

  1. A stir

    A stir; a fuss or uproar.

    • It caused quite a brouhaha when the school suspended one of its top students for refusing to adhere to the dress code.
    • Talk, it's only talk / Babble, burble, banter / Bicker, bicker, bicker / Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo / It's only talk / Back talk

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA