Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An uproar; a hubbub.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the confused noise of many voices.
- noun a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
stir ; afuss oruproar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun loud confused noise from many sources
- noun a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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With the show having figured that out the title brouhaha notwithstanding, Cox has never been more engaging, funny and assured in her performance.
Emmys: TVGuide.com's Picks for Lead Actress in a Comedy 2011
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With the show having figured that out the title brouhaha notwithstanding, Cox has never been more engaging, funny and assured in her performance.
Emmys: TVGuide.com's Picks for Lead Actress in a Comedy 2011
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You don't see what the brouhaha is about an elected official possibly trading votes for money?
Slow take David 2006
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The stadium brouhaha is a large sucking hole removing all of the air from the room.
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Camus would be appalled, I think, to know that so much brouhaha is being made about where his bones lay.
News sinkhole 2009
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The Reid brouhaha is ridiculous, I will agree with that.
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Needless to say all this brouhaha is making my life interesting.
Rick Mercer Explains what Happened The Nag 2008
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But if this rejection of FNC turns out to be a temporary blip, a short-term brouhaha, and Democratic public figures again embrace it as an equal to other news outlets, then it will not have made a difference except as a memory that our party leaders once came oh so close to "getting it" only to fail.
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Barring any sudden revelations involving Riccardo Muti, a beautiful disaffected ex-KGB agent, and a briefcase full of uranium (TOTALLY MADE-UP STORY, although can't you just see Muti in a plot like that?), the Joyce Hatto brouhaha is certainly shaping up to be the classical music scandal of the year.
Imitation of life Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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Barring any sudden revelations involving Riccardo Muti, a beautiful disaffected ex-KGB agent, and a briefcase full of uranium (TOTALLY MADE-UP STORY, although can't you just see Muti in a plot like that?), the Joyce Hatto brouhaha is certainly shaping up to be the classical music scandal of the year.
Archive 2007-02-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
seanahan commented on the word brouhaha
This word is pretty popular.
August 15, 2007
erinoftheyear commented on the word brouhaha
What a lovely word.
August 15, 2007
skipvia commented on the word brouhaha
It's difficult to say this word without laughing.
October 1, 2007
oroboros commented on the word brouhaha
Brouheehee?
October 1, 2007
reesetee commented on the word brouhaha
Ha! I used to frequent a cafe called Brew-HaHa. Made me laugh every time I walked in there.
October 1, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word brouhaha
"Brouhaha? Ha ha ha!" --Firesign Theatre
October 12, 2007
reesetee commented on the word brouhaha
Firesign Theatre! Love those guys. Who's up for a list? *hint, hint*
October 12, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word brouhaha
FINE. I'll do it. Damn you! *shaking fist*
(You know, at first I typed, "shaking fits," which is kind of funny.)
October 13, 2007
reesetee commented on the word brouhaha
*shaking fits*
I have to stop drinking so much coffee.
October 13, 2007
npydyuan commented on the word brouhaha
*faking shits*
I have to--
nevermind
October 13, 2007
bilby commented on the word brouhaha
Alternative spelling brouha,ha.
March 23, 2008
reesetee commented on the word brouhaha
Oh ha, ha, ha!
March 24, 2008
trimylus commented on the word brouhaha
Next time you find yourself in the middle of a brouhaha, you should continually yell the word "brouhaha" in order to further the brouhaha.
May 4, 2009
djsalinger commented on the word brouhaha
I think wordie is a loud confused noise from many sources.
May 27, 2009
skipvia commented on the word brouhaha
Exactly!
May 27, 2009