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[ ruhk-uhs ] / ˈrʌk əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ruckus ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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 ruckus1885–90, Americanism; probably blend of ruction and rumpus Words nearby ruckusruck, ruckle, ruckman, ruck-rover, rucksack, ruckus, ruction, rudaceous, Ruda Śląska, rudbeckia, rudd Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ruckusCore Web Vitals were part of Page Experience update, and, by far, caused the biggest ruckus. Google ranking factors to change search in 2021: Core Web Vitals, E-A-T, or AMP?|Aleh Barysevich|September 16, 2020|Search Engine Watch To hear Ruckus soliloquize is to be a fly on the wall in a country club locker room. Aaron McGruder’s ‘The Boondocks’ Returns Without Aaron McGruder|Rich Goldstein|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bratton and his companions followed to make sure the two did not cause a ruckus on the platform. My Patrol With the NYPD’s Bill Bratton|Michael Daly|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hearing the ruckus, people came running from all over the building. Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Until then, Barack Obama will no longer have Luis Gutiérrez and his allies inside the tent raising a ruckus. The Coming Latino Revolt|Bryan Curtis|December 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST It was consensual, that is, to all but her boyfriend and his wife, who eventually compared notes and created a ruckus. The Dating Rules at Goldman|Heidi Moore|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST He returned to the smoking room and dragged the Mud Turtle out of the room wherein the ruckus had been staged. I suppose you'd feel happier if you weren't locked up in your cabin during the ruckus? Old Philmarron isn't all there, in my opinion, but he's dead game and loves any kind of a ruckus. Lion Loose|James H. Schmitz There was the deuce of a ruckus over there for maybe two minutes, and then back they came—carrying something. A Yankee in the Trenches|R. Derby Holmes "There seems to be some kind of a ruckus," Mr. Appel remarked as he stood up and leaned out the window. The Dude Wrangler|Caroline Lockhart
British Dictionary definitions for ruckus
noun plural -usesinformal an uproar; ruction Word Origin for ruckusC20: from ruction + rumpus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ruckusstink, upheaval, fuss, brawl, commotion, uproar, hubbub, fracas, brouhaha, quarrel, turmoil, rumble, explosion, riot, rampage, interruption, uprising, bother, disorder, fisticuffs |