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hoopla
[hoop-lah]
noun
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
sensational publicity; ballyhoo.
speech or writing intended to mislead or to obscure an issue.
hoopla
/ ˈːɑː /
noun
a fairground game in which a player tries to throw a hoop over an object and so win it
slangnoise; bustle
slangnonsense; ballyhoo
Word History and Origins
Origin of hoopla1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hoopla1
Example Sentences
Some of the Beach Boys—especially Carl Wilson—are tired of the Watt hoopla and prefer to concentrate on the group’s music.
“There was a giant promotional campaign and a lot of hoopla,” Lampley remembered in an interview long on detail and short on regret.
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.
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.
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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