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单词 hoo-ha
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hoo-ha


hoo-ha

or hoo-hah H0268300 (ho͞o′hä′)n. Slang 1. A fuss; a disturbance: "the subject of this last hoo-hah" (William Safire).2. A chortle or laugh: got a good hoo-ha out of that story.
[Perhaps from Yiddish hu-ha, to-do, uproar, exclamation.]

hoo-ha

(ˈhuːˌhɑː) na noisy commotion or fuss[C20: of unknown origin]

hoo-ha

or hoo-hah

(n. ˈhuˌhɑ; interj. ˌhuˈhɑ)

n., pl. -ha or -has,
interj. Informal. n. 1. an uproarious commotion. interj. 2. (used to express mock surprise or excitement.) [1930–35; probably < Yiddish hu-ha to-do, uproar, exclamation of surprise; compare Polish hu-ha exclamation of joy]
Thesaurus
Noun1.hoo-ha - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"commotion, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutterdisorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public orderturmoil, upheaval, convulsion - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"earthquake - a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"incident - a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"stir, splash - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"tempest, storm - a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"storm center, storm centre - a center of trouble or disturbancegarboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar - a state of commotion and noise and confusion
Translations

hoo-ha


hoo-ha

1. slang A fuss or commotion. It's three in the morning! What's all this hoo-ha about?2. slang Nonsense. His explanation is just hoo-ha—it doesn't answer the question at all.

hoo-ha

(ˈhuhɑ)1. n. a commotion. A deer created quite a hoo-ha by running frantically through the department store. 2. n. nonsense. What is all this hoo-ha about your leaving the company?

hoo-ha


Related to hoo-ha: hoo-hah
  • noun

Synonyms for hoo-ha

noun a disorderly outburst or tumult

Synonyms

  • commotion
  • hoo-hah
  • hurly burly
  • kerfuffle
  • to-do
  • disruption
  • disturbance
  • flutter

Related Words

  • disorder
  • turmoil
  • upheaval
  • convulsion
  • earthquake
  • incident
  • stir
  • splash
  • tempest
  • storm
  • storm center
  • storm centre
  • garboil
  • tumult
  • tumultuousness
  • uproar
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