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hubbub(dictionary)

hubbub (iou)



hubbub noun. M16.
[Perh. from Irish: cf. Irish ababu! used in battle-cries, Gaelic ub! ub! ubub! expr. aversion or contempt, ubh ubh! expr. disgust or amazement.]
1. A confused noise of a crowd shouting or talking; the shouting of a war cry; noisy turmoil; (a) confusion, (a) disturbance; a row. M16.
P. Medawar The hubbub that broke out after the publication of the Origin of Species.
2. A game similar to dice, formerly played by American Indians in New England. obsolete exc. Hist. M17.
hubbuboo, hubbaboo noun a confused yelling, esp. as a war cry; a tumult: L16.