Added 9 October 2026
hullabaloo
/ˌhʌləbəˈluː/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hullabaloo at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Disturbance usually in protest.
Origin
Possibly a rhyming reduplication of halloo (used as a greeting or to catch attention; used in hunting to urge on pursuers), hilloa, hullo (variants of “hello”), and similar words.
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