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单词 ruckus
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ruckus

[ ruhk-uhs ]
/ ˈrʌk əs /
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noun

a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: The losers are sure to raise a ruckus.
a heated controversy: Newspapers fostered the ruckus by printing the opponents' letters.

Origin of ruckus

1885–90, Americanism; probably blend of ruction and rumpus

Words nearby ruckus

ruck, ruckle, ruckman, ruck-rover, rucksack, ruckus, ruction, rudaceous, Ruda Śląska, rudbeckia, rudd
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British Dictionary definitions for ruckus

ruckus
/ (ˈrʌkəs) /

noun plural -uses

informal an uproar; ruction

Word Origin for ruckus

C20: from ruction + rumpus
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