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.

Concepten

tumult

Synoniemen

ballyhoo

ramble

rave

raving

wandering

delirium

drivel

fuss

hype

plug

bustle

ringtoss

noise

scuffle

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈhuːplɑ/

Etymologie (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.