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- Dictionarybrouhaha/ˈbruːhɑːhɑː/
noun
- 1. a noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something: "the brouhaha over those infamous commercials"
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Aug 19, 2023 · Brouhaha was first recorded in English around 1885-90. It comes from the French phrase brou, ha, ha!, which was an exclamation used by characters representing the devil in 16th-century French drama.
Aug 15, 2023 · brouhaha. Add to List... Brouhaha is something that people think is really important that’s actually not important at all, like the brouhaha over some new celebrity gossip. Brouhaha seems like a big deal, but it’s a bunch of baloney. Brouhaha has two meanings, and tons of funny-sounding synonyms.
Feb 9, 2024 · Tumulte sonore indistinct émanant d'une multitude, souvent révélateur d'approbation ou de désapprobation. J'ai encore dans l'oreille le formidable brouhaha qui accueillit les ministres pénétrant dans la salle des séances. Les socialistes debout hurlent : « Vive la Commune » au passage de Gallifet.
Sep 22, 2023 · Brouhaha (noun) broo-ha-ha. excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event. Brouhaha was first recorded in English around 1885-90, and comes from the French phrase brou, ha, ha!, which was an exclamation used by characters representing the devil in 16th-century French drama. Example sentences.
May 9, 2024 · Brouhaha (noun) simply means an uproar (upset) or a lot of anger and complaining.
Aug 21, 2023 · Brouhaha perhaps originally comes from a distortion of the Hebrew recited phrase bārūkh habbā (beshēm ădōnai), which means “blessed is he who comes (in the name of the Lord)” from Psalms 118:26.
Jan 23, 2024 · There was (what I would later call) brouhaha leading up to the B-day, and just like that, the day came and went. I remember thinking — “That’s it!?”
Jun 5, 2024 · 1. Bruit confus mais assez fort, en particulier de voix, souvent accompagné d'agitation, voire de tumulte. Brouhaha joyeux. Grand brouhaha de vagues et de vents (Hugo, Correspondance,1857, p. 265).Tout à coup un silence réel succéda au brouhaha des conversations (Theuriet, Le Mariage de Gérard,1875, p. 77).
Apr 8, 2024 · "Brouhaha" published on by Chambers Harrap Publishers. A hubbub or noisy commotion. The word came into English in the late 19th century from French, where its first
Mar 11, 2024 · brouhaha | Amerikansk ordbog. noun [ U ] us / ˈbruˌhɑˌhɑ / Føj til ordliste. a situation that causes upset, anger, or confusion: There was a big brouhaha when the town council decided to close the park.
