ruckus
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈrʌkəs/
- Informal
- The kids caused a huge ruckus during the party, running and laughing loudly.
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- 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
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1.0
A loud, unpleasant sound that disturbs you
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4.8
A time of great confusion and disorder
72
3.7
A noisy event in a public place that bothers other people
70
4.1
A noisy situation when people are excited or confused
49
3.9
A loud, confused noise and activity by a group of people
44
6.5
A noisy fight involving several people
40
4.2
A short time of excitement and activity
26
4.2
A noisy argument about something unimportant
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3.7
A short, rough fight between people, not usually serious
25
3.9
Loud, unpleasant noise that continues and comes from many sources
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6.0
A noisy argument between people
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8.0
A loud, wild situation of disorder and confusion
16
5.1
A loud, confused noise made by a crowd
13
8.8
A noisy fuss about something not very important
13
4.8
A short, rough fight that is noisy or confused
13
7.7
A noisy, confused situation with a crowd behaving badly
11
7.7
A time of strong political or social disorder
11
7.6
Loud noise and activity, often with people shouting
10
8.4
A noisy fight between several people, often in public places
8
8.8
A small noisy fuss when people disagree
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7.9
A loud noisy fuss made by people, often during protests or celebrations
3
9.1
A noisy public fight or argument that causes trouble
2
9.6
A noisy, confused situation with many people and activity
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8.6
A noisy argument between people, often in public
1
9.9
A noisy disturbance among people in one place
1
9.3
A fight in a public place that scares people and disturbs others
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
9.9
A small noisy fuss about something unimportant
A sudden violent crowd event that causes confusion and danger
A noisy disturbance caused by activity or argument
A loud, confused noise from many people or things
A noisy, confused scene with people moving and shouting
Antonyms
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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.