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Word entry · 8 letters

brouhaha

Best crossword clue

"Noisy fuss"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɹuː.hɑː.hɑː/Part of speech nounSorted aabhhoruStarts with BEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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
  • 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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