ruckus
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈrʌkəs/
- Informal
:
alboroto
- The kids caused a huge ruckus during the party, running and laughing loudly.
It was Dan Mullen and his wife that created all this ruckus.
- It was Dan Mullen and his wife that created all this ruckus.
- But I hear somebody really yakking, causing a huge ruckus.
- Rosemary's Baby raised a ruckus about this, complaining and demanding that the publisher pulp the book.
- So I know like cause a ruckus, to be honest, like.
- But I think it's like what happens is, is how I I've done things that causes a ruckus or chaos in my sphere.
- So I, yeah, I've kind of depending on the situation, if I know that I'm going to cause a ruckus in some way, then I'll, I'll try to use the men's.
Examples
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They're causing a ruckus all over the country.
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What about that ruckus in my office this afternoon?
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What is what is all this ruckus about?
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Looks like I caused a ruckus with that shot.
Fiction book (1999) -
I pulled back the covers and lay down in her bed, listening to the ruckus already starting in the next room.
Fiction book (2001) -
We heard an awful ruckus.
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There's been a bad ruckus at the town hall!
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I hear you've been causing quite the ruckus around here.
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Becky and Melody leaned close to hear above the ruckus in the office.
Fiction book (2000) -
A volley of gunshots broke out downstairs as the ruckus escalated one more notch.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A loud, unpleasant sound that disturbs you
138
4.8
A time of great confusion and disorder
80
4.2
A short time of excitement and activity
74
6.0
A noisy argument between people
73
4.1
A noisy situation when people are excited or confused
50
6.5
A noisy fight involving several people
47
3.9
A loud, confused noise and activity by a group of people
45
3.7
A noisy event in a public place that bothers other people
28
3.9
Loud, unpleasant noise that continues and comes from many sources
27
4.2
A noisy argument about something unimportant
25
3.7
A short, rough fight between people, not usually serious
22
8.0
A loud, wild situation of disorder and confusion
18
7.7
A time of strong political or social disorder
17
5.1
A loud, confused noise made by a crowd
14
4.8
A short, rough fight that is noisy or confused
14
8.8
A noisy fuss about something not very important
12
7.7
A noisy, confused situation with a crowd behaving badly
11
7.6
Loud noise and activity, often with people shouting
8
8.8
A small noisy fuss when people disagree
7
7.9
A loud noisy fuss made by people, often during protests or celebrations
2
9.1
A noisy public fight or argument that causes trouble
1
9.6
A noisy, confused situation with many people and activity
1
9.3
A fight in a public place that scares people and disturbs others
1
8.4
A noisy fight between several people, often in public places
1
9.9
A noisy disturbance among people in one place
1
6.8
Loud noisy activity that causes confusion
1
9.9
A noisy argument or fight that makes a place loud and confused
1
8.6
A noisy argument between people, often in public
A sudden violent crowd event that causes confusion and danger
A noisy disturbance caused by activity or argument
A small noisy fuss about something unimportant
A loud, confused noise from many people or things
A noisy, confused scene with people moving and shouting
Antonyms
How Noisy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ruckus is an American slang word that probably grew from the short word ruck, which people used for a crowd or a noisy push, and the sound of the word feels rough and loud. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a messy, noisy 'ruck' or tumble, which is why ruckus means a noisy commotion or disturbance.