noun

hullabaloo

hul-uh-buh-LOO/ˌhʌləbəˈluː/

A noisy fuss or uproar.

The barking dog and crashing pans create a hullabaloo.

A noisy domestic commotion: two adults react with open-mouthed alarm as a dog barks beside a fallen metal tray and scattered pans, while a third adult covers both ears.

Etymology

Its early recorded meaning was already “uproar” or “noisy commotion.” It may be a rhyming repetition of hollo, a shout used to attract attention.

In context

Wayland Free Public Library18:46

boston posts had this to say the young women or yeoman f as they call themselves uh that's not true the capital letters standing for female are making a great hullabaloo over their claim for equal recognition

Three Wayland Women: WWI Yeomen (F), the First Women to Serve in the Military

More examples

He wondered what all the hullabaloo was about.
The decision produced a hullabaloo in the press.
We could hear the hullabaloo from the hallway.

Forms

hullabaloo · hullabaloos

Similar words

uproar: Uproar is a strong disturbance; hullabaloo is a more playful or informal word for noisy fuss.
fuss: Fuss can be small or quiet; hullabaloo suggests a conspicuous commotion.