hoopla
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈhuːplə/
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bombo publicitario
- Despite the hoopla around the celebrity guest, many people were more interested in the local artists performing.
What is that, you know, walking with the celebrities and the red carpets, the the hoopla.
- What is that, you know, walking with the celebrities and the red carpets, the the hoopla.
- Now it's crazy, you know, they got when I was going, when I first started going, it wasn't they didn't have as much, you know, hoopla.
- So the answer is I'm not sure which is again, for all the fucking hoopla when I was doing it, like even I'm actually kind of itchy to buy some shit.
Examples
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All of the hoopla was, in my view, a total distortion of the actual issue.
Academic text (2010) -
The festival generated a lot of hoopla as attendees eagerly anticipated the fireworks display.
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All the hoopla leading up to it, I had to see for myself.
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All this hoopla with the media.
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But I finally had to find out what all this hoopla was about.
Blog text (29) -
Ready or not, like it or not, we're surrounded by holiday hoopla every year.
Blog text (26) -
What's with all the hoopla?
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But if we reduce politics to nothing more than election hoopla, we oversimplify what it really means.
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Mad Dog, what is your response to all the hoopla surrounding the video and Tommy Riordan?
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Let's look back on some very recent history—the giddy hoopla leading up to the inauguration of Barack Obama.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
146
4.3
Exaggerated, flashy advertising that makes something seem better than it is
110
2.6
A lively scene of excited talk and activity among people
73
4.1
A noisy situation when people are excited or confused
17
5.1
A showy display meant to attract attention
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3.9
Strong excitement and attention from many people and the media
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7.9
A loud noisy fuss made by people, often during protests or celebrations
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9.9
Loud, showy promotion that makes something seem better than it is
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4.3
A big public show and excitement around an event
A loud, excited noise and feeling from people at a live event
Antonyms
70
5.6
Saying something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, or bad than it really is
How Sensational
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hoopla may come from a French circus shout like hop-là, which means 'there!' or 'up you go' and was used when acrobats showed off, so it sounded like excitement and a big public show. So, hoopla now means noisy publicity or a big fuss.