- hoopla
- hoopla 1877, hoop la, Amer.Eng., earlier houp-la, exclamation accompanying quick movement (1870), of unknown origin, perhaps borrowed from Fr. houp-là "upsy-daisy," also a cry to dogs, horses, etc.
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hoopla — n. (slang) (AE) bustle, noise, fuss the hoopla subsides * * * (slang) (AE) [ bustle, noise, fuss ] the hoopla subsides … Combinatory dictionary
hoopla — [“hupla OR “hupla] n. an outcry; a fuss or a to do. □ What’s all this hoopla about? □ There is too much hoopla in these elections … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hoopla — hoop|la [ˈhu:pla: US ˈhu:p , ˈhup ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: houp là, a word expressing sudden movement] 1.) especially AmE excitement about something which attracts a lot of public attention ▪ all the hoopla that surrounded the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hoopla — Excitement (French). ► “For all the hoopla surrounding the Internet, actually finding one’s way onto the information superhighway remains surprisingly difficult.” (Business Week, July 10, 1995, p. 34) … American business jargon
hoopla — noun Etymology: French houp là, interjection Date: 1877 to do; also ballyhoo … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoopla — /hoohp lah/, n. 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. [1865 70; < F houp là! command (as to a child) to… … Universalium
