hullabaloo

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Not that I am a big time "follower" but I finally decided that I had to see what all of the hullabaloo was about.

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  1. noun Great noise or excitement; uproar. See Synonyms at noise.

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  • Not that I am a big time "follower" but I finally decided that I had to see what all of the hullabaloo was about. —  trek casts on
  • American Idol contestants (a topic also debated on the special-effects-laden season premiere of Idolatry); one reason for the hullabaloo is rumored Hollywood-bound contestant Carly Hennessy, who back in 1999 signed a six-album deal with MCA Records. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Joe Budzinski: I think the one fact we can deduce from all of the hullabaloo is: Sarah Palin is driving the liberals ... jacob: Kevin, I do oppose the situation they are in. —  novatownhall blog
  • Joe Budzinski: I think the one fact we can deduce from all of the hullabaloo is: Sarah Palin is driving the liberals ... —  Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll
  • "All of this hullabaloo is over the pilot not acknowledging God publicly, but isn't choosing how to thank God a personal choice, publicly or privately?" she responds. —  news | SJ | http://www.goupstate.com
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  1. Alteration of obsolete hollo-ballo, probably from holla, hello; see hello.

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  1. Also written hallabaloo, hullaballoo, Scots hullie-bulloo, hillie-bulloo, hullie-bullow, hillie-balow, hullie-bullie, halloo-balloo; a varied redupl. of indefinite elements; cf. hullo = hello, hallo, hubbubboo, and hurly-burly.
 

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