Definition of Hullabaloo

1. Noun. Disturbance usually in protest.

Exact synonyms: Agitation, Excitement, Turmoil, Upheaval
Generic synonyms: Disturbance

Definition of Hullabaloo

1. n. A confused noise; uproar; tumult.

Definition of Hullabaloo

1. Noun. An uproar or fuss. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hullabaloo

1. [n -LOOS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hullabaloo

hulk
hulked
hulkier
hulkiest
hulking
hulkingly
hulks
hulky
hull
hull-down
hull-loss accident
hull-up
hull breach
hull splash
hullaballoo
hullabaloo (current term)
hullabaloos
hulled
huller
hullers
hullier
hulliest
hulling
hullo
hulloa
hulloaed
hulloaing
hulloas
hulloed
hulloes

Literary usage of Hullabaloo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reminiscences of My Life by Charles Santley (1909)
"... Ship—Recovered it after Storm—Leaning towards Wagnerism—Discovered Mistake— Orchestra principal Actor—" hullabaloo "—Enigma for the Reader to Unravel—" ..."

2. American Primary Teacher (1878)
"And we'll do, and we'll do, and we'll do! Our mammy's away; She's gone for to stay: And we'll make a great hullabaloo ! Ri too, ri loo, loo, loo, loo ! ..."

3. Our Young Folks by John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton (1872)
"How 's this for a hullabaloo ? Let the dishes and pans Be the womans and mans ... Dicky ! hush with your hullabaloo ! " As the preacher in gown Climbed up ..."

4. The Primary Teacher (1878)
"How's this for a hullabaloo ? VI. Let the dishes and pans lie the womans and ... Dicky, hush with your hullabaloo !' VII. As the preacher in gown Climbed up ..."

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