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hullaballoo

hullaballoo is the alternative spelling of hullabaloo.

Meaning of hullabaloo

Noun

hullabaloo (countable and uncountable, plural hullabaloos)

  1. A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar.
    • They made such a hullabaloo about the change that the authorities were forced to change it back.

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Forms of hullaballoo

Noun
pluralhullaballoos
Verb
third-person singular presenthullaballoos
present participlehullaballooing
past participlehullaballooed
pasthullaballooed

Questions about hullaballoo

What is hullaballoo the alternative spelling of?
Hullaballoo is the alternative spelling of hullabaloo.

Words near hullaballoo in the dictionary

  1. hull-up
  2. hull-work
  3. hullaballo
  4. hullaballoed
  5. hullaballoing
  6. hullaballoo
  7. hullaballooed
  8. hullaballooing
  9. hullaballoos
  10. hullaballos
  11. hullabaloo

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