hoopla

[ hoop-lah ]

noun

, Informal.

1. bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
2. sensational publicity; ballyhoo.
3. speech or writing intended to mislead or to obscure an issue.

hoopla

/ ˈhuːplɑː /

noun

1. a fairground game in which a player tries to throw a hoop over an object and so win it
2. slang.
   noise; bustle
3. slang.
   nonsense; ballyhoo

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoopla¹

First recorded in 1865–70, hoopla is from the French word houp-là! command (as to a child) to move, take a step

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoopla¹

C20: see whoop , la ²

Example Sentences

Because, for all this week's haka hoopla, for all the tourists' dominant history, this is a New Zealand team that creak when their predecessors - with 34 wins from 45 previous meetings - didn't.

From BBC

In a few weeks, the hoopla and the tally of gold, silver and bronze medals at the Summer Games will give way to a much more consequential reckoning: Paris’ winners and losers.

From Los Angeles Times

As Plaschke predicted, I would have watched to see if the Clark hoopla is warranted.

From Los Angeles Times

Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich downplayed the hoopla surrounding the manager’s return to Milwaukee.

From Seattle Times

In the middle of all that basketball and hockey hoopla, Texas hosts the Arizona Diamondbacks this week in a rematch of the World Series.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• brouhaha
• bustle
• buzz
• commotion
• emotion
• frenzy
• furor
• fuss
• hubbub
• hysteria
• ruckus