hoo-ha

noun

ˈhü-ˌhä 

variants or less commonly hoo-hah

informal

: a state or condition of excitement, agitation, or disturbance : commotion, uproar

… she wore the jacket again … —wore it unapologetically knowing all the hoo-ha it had caused …

—Vanessa Friedman

"I remember one time there was a big hoo-hah about a rare bird."

—Lee Child

Synonyms

• commotion
• turmoil
• disturbance
• stir
• storm
• noise
• hoopla

Examples of hoo-ha in a Sentence

the media hoo-ha that inevitably occurs when a politician makes a gaffe, no matter how inconsequential

Recent Examples on the Web

But underneath that hoo-ha hysteria is their real question, the anxious quandary that seems to drive their anger and fear as society changes around them. —Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024

Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website goop has introduced the masses to the vital importance of vaginal steaming and the use of jade eggs for tightening one’s hoo-ha. —Maria Tettamanti, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably from Yiddish hu-ha uproar, exclamation of surprise

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hoo-ha

• aa
• aha
• bashaw
• bradshaw
• byelaw
• bylaw
• chainsaw
• cheraw
• coleslaw
• crenshaw
• dada
• esau