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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. An uproar; a hubbub.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A stir; a fuss or uproar.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. the confused noise of many voices.
  2. n. a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. loud confused noise from many sources
  2. n. a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits

Etymologies

  1. From French brouhaha, but disputed as to where from before that. Possibly from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (barúkh habá, "welcome", literally "blessed is he who comes"). (Wiktionary)
  2. French, of imitative origin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “With the show having figured that out the title brouhaha notwithstanding, Cox has never been more engaging, funny and assured in her performance.”

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  • “You don't see what the brouhaha is about an elected official possibly trading votes for money?”

    Slow take

  • “The stadium brouhaha is a large sucking hole removing all of the air from the room.”

    What fools these mortals be (Jack Bog's Blog)

  • “Camus would be appalled, I think, to know that so much brouhaha is being made about where his bones lay.”

    News sinkhole

  • “The Reid brouhaha is ridiculous, I will agree with that.”

    Matthew Yglesias » Identity Politics for White People

  • “Needless to say all this brouhaha is making my life interesting.”

    Rick Mercer Explains what Happened

  • “But if this rejection of FNC turns out to be a temporary blip, a short-term brouhaha, and Democratic public figures again embrace it as an equal to other news outlets, then it will not have made a difference except as a memory that our party leaders once came oh so close to "getting it" only to fail.”

    Obama Pulls Out Of Fox/CBC Debate

  • “Barring any sudden revelations involving Riccardo Muti, a beautiful disaffected ex-KGB agent, and a briefcase full of uranium (TOTALLY MADE-UP STORY, although can't you just see Muti in a plot like that?), the Joyce Hatto brouhaha is certainly shaping up to be the classical music scandal of the year.”

    Archive 2007-02-01

  • “I assume that the brouhaha is not over a trademark but rather over the copyright to the design of the man-toys.”

    Matthew Yglesias » Defense Contractors Versus Hobbyists

  • “Even if the Bush administration succeeds in partially defusing the issue, the brouhaha is in itself a great victory for the advocates of "World War IV.”

    Archive 2006-03-01

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synonyms (5)

Words with the same meaning

  1. hubbub
  1. uproar
  1. ruckus
  1. commotion
  1. kerfuffle

hypernyms (3)

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  1. noise
  1. furor
  1. furore

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  • skipvia Exactly! May 27, 2009

  • djsalinger I think wordie is a loud confused noise from many sources. May 27, 2009

  • trimylus Next time you find yourself in the middle of a brouhaha, you should continually yell the word "brouhaha" in order to further the brouhaha. May 4, 2009

  • reesetee Oh ha, ha, ha! Mar 24, 2008

  • bilby Alternative spelling brouha,ha. Mar 23, 2008

  • npydyuan *faking shits*

    I have to--
    nevermind Oct 12, 2007

  • reesetee *shaking fits*

    I have to stop drinking so much coffee. Oct 12, 2007

  • chained_bear FINE. I'll do it. Damn you! *shaking fist*

    (You know, at first I typed, "shaking fits," which is kind of funny.) Oct 12, 2007

  • reesetee Firesign Theatre! Love those guys. Who's up for a list? *hint, hint* Oct 12, 2007

  • chained_bear "Brouhaha? Ha ha ha!" --Firesign Theatre Oct 12, 2007

  • reesetee Ha! I used to frequent a cafe called Brew-HaHa. Made me laugh every time I walked in there. Oct 1, 2007

  • oroboros Brouheehee? Sep 30, 2007

  • skipvia It's difficult to say this word without laughing. Sep 30, 2007

  • erinoftheyear What a lovely word. Aug 15, 2007

  • seanahan This word is pretty popular. Aug 14, 2007

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