hoopla

noun hoop·la \ ˈhü-ˌplä , ˈhu̇- \

|Updated on: 21 Jun 2018

Examples: hoopla in a Sentence

Editor's Note: Did You Know?

Definition of hoopla

: to-do; also : ballyhoo

See hoopla defined for English-language learners

hoopla was our Word of the Day on 01/18/2014. Hear the podcast!

Examples of hoopla in a Sentence

Many people have grown tired of all the hoopla surrounding the opening of the new theater.
for all of the hoopla, very little news emerged from the governor's press conference

Recent Examples of hoopla from the Web

Some people worried about US competitiveness in oversized calculating machines hope that hoopla around Summit will inspire more interest in building its successors.

— tom simonite, WIRED, "The US Again Has World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer," 8 June 2018
First, there's all the buzz and hoopla surrounding Kevin Harvick this season.

— brendan marks, charlotteobserver, "Kyle Busch makes NASCAR history with long-awaited 600 victory | Charlotte Observer," 27 May 2018
The hoopla surrounding Ron Gardenhire’s return to Minnesota as a manager could not be contained in the visiting manager’s office at Target Field.

— anthony fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' Ron Gardenhire loves Twins but will try to 'whup' 'em," 21 May 2018
Isaiah Graham didn’t understand all the hoopla over last week’s 100th annual Kane County Meet.

— rick armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, "Boys track notes: East Aurora receives a much-needed lift from Isaiah Graham's win in the triple jump," 10 May 2018
On April 6, as part of the hoopla surrounding the Cleveland Indians' home opener, organizers gave away free 'Wild Thing' haircuts at Refinery Barbershop at Manifest Hair Salon on Prospect Avenue in downtown Cleveland.

— marc bona, cleveland.com, "Ricky Vaughn haircuts done, Believeland Beer Fest breweries list out," 12 Apr. 2018
From the tailgating to the buzz in the stands, follow our live coverage of all the hoopla surrounding the Milwaukee Brewers' home opener Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals.

— Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Opening Day Live: The buzz at Miller Park," 2 Apr. 2018
Dooley thought Skye had an advantage over the others because he is trained to stay focused regardless of the hoopla surrounding him.

— barbara boyer, Philly.com, "At Westminster Dog Show, New Jersey therapy dog competed, but did not place for top prize," 13 Feb. 2018
Doing Prince Harry a solid On Sunday, May 20, the day after the Royal hoopla, Carioti and his fiancee Kristen Roche tied the knot.

— karen pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "For Cranky Al's owner in Tosa, there was one wedding that outshined the royals' — his own," 30 May 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hoopla.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Did You Know?

In French, the interjection houp-là is used roughly the same way as English's upsy-daisy or whoops-a-daisy, as one might say when picking up a child. (This usage can be found in English, too, in such works as Booth Tarkington's The Magnificent Ambersons and James Joyce’s Ulysses.) In the early 20th century, the word, playing on the syllable hoop, gave its name to a ring-toss game played at carnivals. But before that, hoopla was used in American English to refer to a kind of bustling commotion, and later, as a term for sensationalist hype.