brouhaha
noun
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The English language borrowed brouhaha directly from French in the late 18th century, but its origins beyond that are uncertain—not quite the subject of noisy brouhaha but perhaps more modest debate. What’s less arguable is that brouhaha is fun to say, as are many of its synonyms, including hubbub, williwaw, hullabaloo, bobbery, and kerfuffle. And many of these, also like brouhaha, tend to suggest a certain judgment that the reason for all the foofaraw is a bit silly, or at least not worth getting all worked up about. A dad joke, for example, might raise some brouhaha, even though it’s really no reason for an uproar to brew. Haha!
Examples of brouhaha in a Sentence
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
After a goalie stoppage, J.T. Miller found anybody who was willing, resulting in the third brouhaha.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
After the lights went down, the hope was that the brouhaha happening outside the theater would fade into the background and all that would matter would be what was happening onscreen.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
And despite the brouhaha that has surrounded the amnesty deal, Sánchez’s approach to Catalonia has been undeniably successful.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
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“Brouhaha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brouhaha. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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