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- [noun hoo-hah; interjection hoo-hah]
- /noun ˈhuˌhɑ; interjection ˌhuˈhɑ/
- /huː hɑː/
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- [noun hoo-hah; interjection hoo-hah]
- /noun ˈhuˌhɑ; interjection ˌhuˈhɑ/
Definitions of hoo-ha word
- noun hoo-ha an uproarious commotion. 1
- singular noun hoo-ha If there is a hoo-ha, there is a lot of fuss about something. 0
- noun hoo-ha a noisy commotion or fuss 0
- noun hoo-ha a commotion, fuss, or to-do 0
- noun hoo-ha A fuss, uproar, commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha, hullabaloo. 0
- noun hoo-ha (Slang) vagina. 0
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Origin of hoo-ha
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; probably < Yiddish hu-ha to-do, uproar, exclamation of surprise; compare Polish hu-ha exclamation of joy
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Parts of speech for Hoo-ha
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoo-ha popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for hoo-ha
noun hoo-ha
- to-do — bustle; fuss: They made a great to-do over the dinner.
- stir — to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
- row — record
Antonyms for hoo-ha
noun hoo-ha
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.