English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from French brouhaha, but disputed as to where from before that. Possibly from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא‎ (barúkh habá, “welcome”, literally “blessed is he who comes”).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈbɹuː.hɑː.hɑː/

IPA : Audio (US)

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Noun [ edit ]

brouhaha (plural brouhahas)

A stir; a fuss or uproar. commotion hubbub kerfuffle see also Thesaurus: commotion It caused quite a brouhaha when the school suspended one of its top students for refusing to adhere to the dress code. 1981 , “Elephant Talk”, in Discipline , performed by King Crinsom: Talk, it's only talk / Babble, burble, banter / Bicker, bicker, bicker / Brouhaha , balderdash, ballyhoo / It's only talk / Back talk

1999, “The Brouhaha”, in Hello Nasty , performed by Beastie Boys: What's all the fanfare, what's the to do / We're known to bring the hullabaloo / On stage or at the spa / Guaranteed we bring the brouhaha / ‘Cause it's a brouhaha

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French [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Disputed. Possibly from an onomatopoeic assimilation from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא‎ (barúkh habá, “welcome”, literally “blessed is he who comes”)

In regards to the semantic evolution to "noisy meeting" compare with ramdam, sabbat

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /bʁu.a.a/

: Audio (FR)

Audio

Noun [ edit ]

brouhaha m (plural brouhahas)

brouhaha 1865, Jules Verne, De la Terre à la Lune: Un brouhaha, une tempête d’exclamations accueillit ces paroles. A brouhaha, a gale of exclamations welcomed those words.

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