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hullabaloo(dictionary)

hullabaloo (iou)



hullabaloo noun, interjection, & verb. Also hallabaloo, hollabaloo. M18.
[Redupl. of HULLO, HALLO, etc.]
A. noun. (An) uproar, (a) clamour; noisy confusion. M18.
J. Hersey A terrible hullabaloo of hammering, wedging, ripping, and splitting. W. Golding The excitement, the hullabaloo, the world interest of Tutankhamun's tomb.
b. interjection. Used to attract attention. rare. M19.
C. verb intrans. Make a hullabaloo. M19.