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hoopla

[hoop-lah]

noun

Informal.
  1. bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.

  2. sensational publicity; ballyhoo.

  3. speech or writing intended to mislead or to obscure an issue.



hoopla

/ ˈːɑː /

noun

  1. a fairground game in which a player tries to throw a hoop over an object and so win it

  2. slangnoise; bustle

  3. slangnonsense; ballyhoo

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoopla1

First recorded in 1865–70, hoopla is from the French word dzܱ-à! command (as to a child) to move, take a step
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoopla1

C20: see whoop , la ²
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Example Sentences

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Some of the Beach Boys—especially Carl Wilson—are tired of the Watt hoopla and prefer to concentrate on the group’s music.

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“There was a giant promotional campaign and a lot of hoopla,” Lampley remembered in an interview long on detail and short on regret.

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Striding out to complete pre-match media duties, there was a glint and a grin from the 57-year-old who has dealt with the Hollywood hoopla and determinedly delivered three times over.

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Pipping is when a baby bird uses its beak to crack open its shell, and a pip watch is the online vigil and hoopla surrounding that activity.

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Pipping is when a baby bird uses its beak to crack open its shell, and pip watch is the online vigil and hoopla surrounding that activity.

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