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- [hoop-lah]
- /ˈhup lɑ/
- /ˈhuːp.lɑː/
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- [hoop-lah]
- /ˈhup lɑ/
Definitions of hoopla word
- noun hoopla bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do. 1
- noun hoopla sensational publicity; ballyhoo. 1
- noun hoopla speech or writing intended to mislead or to obscure an issue. 1
- noun hoopla Excitement surrounding an event or situation, esp. when considered to be unnecessary fuss. 1
- noun hoopla sensation, fuss 1
- uncountable noun hoopla Hoopla is great fuss or excitement. 0
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Origin of hoopla
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70, hoopla is from the French word houp-là! command (as to a child) to move, take a step
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Parts of speech for Hoopla
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoopla popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoopla
noun hoopla
- fuss — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
- ruckus — a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: The losers are sure to raise a ruckus.
- commotion — A commotion is a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement.
- hubbub — a loud, confused noise, as of many voices: There was quite a hubbub in the auditorium after the announcement.
- frenzy — extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement.
Antonyms for hoopla
noun hoopla
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- frigidity — the state or condition of being frigid.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
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