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hullabaloo
noun
a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar
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Why Dictionary.com chose hullabaloo
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- First used between 1750–60.
- Apparently a variant of haloobaloo, rhyming compound based on Scots baloo lullaby.
EXAMPLES OF HULLABALOO
- The hullabaloo in the marketplace made it difficult to hear the vendor’s offer.
- There was a huge hullabaloo in the office when everyone found out about the surprise bonuses.
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Why Dictionary.com chose vapid
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- First recorded in 1650–60.
- From Latin vapidus, “flat, lacking flavor,” akin to vapor, in the sense of lacking substance, being made up of steam or heat.
EXAMPLES OF VAPID
- The party was all small talk and vapid without any meaningful conversations.
- I lost interest in the novel because the characters were vapid and one-dimensional.
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Why Dictionary.com chose yahoo
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- First recorded in 1726 in Jonathan Swift’s humorous novel Gulliver’s Travels.
- The exclamation expressing joy and excitement is of imitative origin and apparently first used in this way in the 1970s.
EXAMPLES OF YAHOO
- The yahoos disrupted people at the library with their loud laughter and rude comments.
- The game was filled with yahoos who were shouting and throwing peanuts at each other.
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