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hullabaloo

n.
US //ˌhəɫəbəˈɫu// UK //hˈʌlɐbˌæluː// hul·la·baloo
Synonyms
Origin

Possibly a rhyming reduplication of halloo (used as a greeting or to catch attention; used in hunting to urge on pursuers), hilloa, hullo (variants of “hello”), and similar words.

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