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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brou•ha•ha /ˈbruhɑˌhɑ, ˌbruhɑˈhɑ, bruˈhɑhɑ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -has. - a small, unimportant event involving too much uproar:The department had a little brouhaha last week when the copying machine broke.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brou•ha•ha (bro̅o̅′hä hä′, bro̅o̅′hä hä′, bro̅o̅ hä′hä),USA pronunciation n. - excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event;
hullabaloo:The brouhaha followed disclosures of graft at City Hall. - an episode involving excitement, confusion, turmoil, etc., esp. a broil over a minor or ridiculous cause:A brouhaha by the baseball players resulted in three black eyes.
- Hebrew, distortion of the recited phrase bārūkh habbā (beshēm ădhōnai) "blessed is he who comes (in the name of the Lord)'' (Ps. 118:26)
- French, origin, originally brou, ha, ha! exclamation used by characters representing the devil in the 16th-cent. drama; perh.
- 1885–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: brouhaha /ˈbruːhɑːhɑː/ n - a loud confused noise; commotion; uproar
Etymology: French, of imitative origin |