brouhaha

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈbɹuː.hɑː.hɑː/ (UK)
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/ˈbɹuː.hɑː.hɑː/ (UK) · /ˈbruˌhɑˌhɑ/ (US)

Definition of brouhaha

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A stir; a fuss or uproar.
    “It caused quite a brouhaha when the school suspended one of its top students for refusing to adhere to the dress code.”
    “Talk, it's only talk / Babble, burble, banter / Bicker, bicker, bicker / Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo / It's only talk / Back talk”
    “In the brouhaha over the reappointment of Superior Court Judge Sylvia Pressler, we organized massive support - telegramming, telephoning and writing to encourage the State Senate to exercise its advise and consent function responsibly.”
    “What's all the fanfare, what's the to do / We're known to bring the hullabaloo / On stage or at the spa / Guaranteed we bring the brouhaha / ‘Cause it's a brouhaha”

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Etymology

Borrowed 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”).

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