Friday word: Brouhaha

[med_cat]

brou·ha·ha
noun \ˈbrü-ˌhä-ˌhä, ˌbrü-ˌhä-ˈhä, brü-ˈhä-ˌhä\
: hubbub, uproar

Examples:

A brouhaha erupted over her statements about the president.
There's been a lot of brouhaha about her statements.

Etymology:
French

First Known Use: 1890

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Comments

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

A big to-do.

---L.

[med_cat]

Indeed...