brouhaha
noun
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The English language borrowed brouhaha directly from French in the late 19th century, but its origins beyond that are uncertain—not the subject of a noisy brouhaha but perhaps a little 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. Many of these, 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 cause a brouhaha, even though it’s really no reason for an uproar to brew. Haha!
Examples of brouhaha in a Sentence
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
The brouhaha started over when an audio snippet of a verse of an unnamed song began to be recirculated, in both electric and acoustic versions.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), which both football programs belong to, announced on Monday that 20 players were suspended over the brouhaha – 11 players from Central State and nine from Fort Valley.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
But the changes also align with a price increase for Disney+, which the company quietly announced last month amid the Jimmy Kimmel brouhaha.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Brouhaha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brouhaha. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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