Synonyms of song and dance

nounA display of unnecessary excitement or activity.

• fuss
• palaverMentally draining activity, either physical or fuss.
• adoTrouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.
• argy-bargy UKA noisy disagreement, often with some fighting.
• bangarang
• brouhahaA stir; a fuss or uproar.
• bunfight
• bustle
• bust-upAn angry argument.
• chaos
• ferment
• clamourUK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
• clatter
• commotion
• disruption
• disturbance
• flap
• flutter
• foofaraw
• fracasA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
• furor
• hoo-ha
• hoo-hah
• hubbub
• hullabalooA clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar.
• hurly-burlyTo make an uproar or commotion.
• kerfuffleA disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
• mayhem
• merry hell
• outcry
• pandemonium
• potherA commotion, a tempest.
• quarrel
• riot
• ruckus
• rumpus
• shemozzle
• shindy slang
• splatterdash
• stir
• stooshie ScotlandThe disruption caused by a disagreement or misunderstanding.
• three-ring circus
• to-do
• tomfoolery
• trouble
• tumult
• turmoil
• unrest
• uproar
• upstirCommotion; disturbance, tumult.
• carry-on UKA palaver; a disorderly or absurd situation.
• circus act figurativelyAnything absurd or convoluted; a rigmarole.
• riddle me reeFuss; rigmarole.
• rigmarole
• bobbery datedA squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance.
• hobbleshaw obsoleteUproar, commotion.
• rowdydow archaicHubbub; uproar.