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  • A lot of hooha is made about his gayness, his aeshtetic principles and how it's reflected in his work, how his homosexuality is reflected in his work, whether or not his work is moral or corruptive, how closely related to Pater is Wilde's writing, or to Arnold, or to Disraeli.

    *giggles* fantasyecho 2006

  • What strikes me most about the so-called “intelligent design” hooha is that the religious right is hiding God.

    Thou shalt deny me thrice before the court crows « BuzzMachine 2005

  • When you have a proven player already holding the position who everyone you talk to has said "no matter what you do, don't touch Dively," it would have made sense to at least wait and see what the hooha was about before making a change for change's sake.

    Only One Dealmaker « PubliCola 2010

  • That doesn’t justify treating people badly whose only crime is having the wrong kind of hooha, of course - but I believe it does explain the motive behind at least some of the bad treatment.

    It’s our fault - for being ignorant 2006

  • ✒Monkey's optimistic PR pitch of the week came from the spinners of Tesla, the electric car makers taking legal action against Top Gear, with an offer to The One Show of a "fantastic interview" with a Tesla type about the hooha.

    Media Monkey's Diary 2011

  • But the drug-cartel menace seems to be driving much of this hooha, and for good reason.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Arizona Immigration Law Preempted? 2010

  • She's technically the mother of Cable/X-Man and Rachel, but that's all alternate timeline hooha and she didn't actually raise them.

    Odin's Day jadasc 2009

  • If a businessman sees a bunch of hooha about someone having said a word, he'll conclude it's better to just spend the 300 bucks for the software.

    How do we push open source products into business? Ante Karamati 2009

  • It was needed to quiet down the political hooha resulting from a grave PR mistake by the Administration, so that we can get on with trying to solve the larger problem

    House Passes The AIG Bonus Tax 2010

  • Sounds like it could be a cognitive behavioral hooha, or it could be the “mindfulness” thing that is a current favorite buzzword.

    Session the 14th: It’s Been Too Long | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2010

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  • probably a derivative of "hoopla"

    March 31, 2009