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    HOO-HAH

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A disorderly outburst or tumultplay

    Example:

    they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("hoo-hah" is a kind of...):

    disorder (a disturbance of the peace or of public order)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hoo-hah"):

    convulsion; turmoil; upheaval (a violent disturbance)

    earthquake (a disturbance that is extremely disruptive)

    incident (a public disturbance)

    splash; stir (a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event)

    storm; tempest (a violent commotion or disturbance)

    storm center; storm centre (a center of trouble or disturbance)

    garboil; tumult; tumultuousness; uproar (a state of commotion and noise and confusion)

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