hoo-hah

1. 1.

   a disorderly outburst or tumult

   “they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”

   Synonymsdisturbancedisruptioncommotionflutterhurly burlyto-dohoo-hakerfuffle

   Broaderdisorder

   Narrowerconvulsionearthquakeincidentstirstormstorm centertumult

Questions about hoo-hah

What does hoo-hah mean?

hoo-hah means "a disorderly outburst or tumult".

How many syllables are in hoo-hah?

hoo-hah has 2 syllables: hoo--hah. The stress falls on "hoo-".

What is another word for hoo-hah?

Close synonyms include disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hoo-hah a common word?

hoo-hah is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.