hoopla

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise.
2. A carnival game in which the player attempts to throw hoops around pegs.

Sinonieme

ballyhoo

ramble

rave

raving

wandering

delirium

drivel

fuss

hype

plug

bustle

ringtoss

noise

scuffle

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈhuːplɑ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Earlier houp-la, hoop la, first attested in c. 1877, probably from French houp-là, oup-là (“upsadaisy, upsy-daisy”), a cry to various animals close to humans like horses and dogs, of likely onomatopoeic origin (but see là). Compare interjections like whoop, ahoy, hoo.