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hubbuboo

hubbuboo noun: a hubbub; a noisy disturbance.

Noun

hubbuboo (plural hubbuboos)

  1. (Ireland, archaic) A hubbub; a noisy disturbance.

Interjection

  1. An indication of surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
    • "Where do you get them yourself, Jack?" said the Merrow, with a knowing look. - "Hubbubboo," cries Jack, "now I see how it is; but I suppose, sir, your honour has got a fine dhry cellar below to keep them in."1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 530
    • And serve the bureaucratic horde right (we thought) if the goat turned out to be a descendant of the Great Black Goat of Buzangay! Aié! Wow! Hubbubboo! Help! Miséricorde! Run! Run!1948 February 25, D. B. Wyndham Lewis, “Standing By...”, in The Tatler and Bystander, London, page 242, column 1

Forms of hubbuboo

pluralhubbuboos
alternative formhubbubboo

Questions about hubbuboo

What does hubbuboo mean?
Hubbuboo means a hubbub; a noisy disturbance.
What part of speech is hubbuboo?
Hubbuboo can be a noun or an interjection.
What is the plural of hubbuboo?
The plural of hubbuboo is hubbuboos.

Words near hubbuboo in the dictionary

  1. hubbubbing
  2. hubbubboo
  3. hubbubboos
  4. hubbubed
  5. hubbubing
  6. hubbuboo
  7. hubbuboos
  8. hubbubs
  9. hubby
  10. hubbyman
  11. hubcap

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