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hoo-ha

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hoo-ha

slang
1. A fuss or commotion. It's three in the morning! What's all this hoo-ha about? The argument escalated into a full-blown hoo-ha among the politicians. I'm going to call the police if this hoo-ha between the neighbors goes on much longer!
2. Nonsense. His explanation is just hoo-ha—it doesn't answer the question at all. Don't give me that excuse, I know it's nothing but hoo-ha! Please, that's hoo-ha! There's no reason they shouldn't be paying us overtime for workdays longer than 8 hours.
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hoo-ha

(ˈhuhɑ)
1. n. a commotion. A deer created quite a hoo-ha by running frantically through the department store.
2. n. nonsense. What is all this hoo-ha about your leaving the company?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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