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Definition of Hoo-hah
1. Noun. A disorderly outburst or tumult. "They were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
Generic synonyms: Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Convulsion, Turmoil, Upheaval, Earthquake, Incident, Splash, Stir, Storm, Tempest, Storm Center, Storm Centre, Garboil, Tumult, Tumultuousness, Uproar
Definition of Hoo-hah
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of hoo-ha) (fuss, uproar) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of hoo-ha) (vagina) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hoo-hah
Literary usage of Hoo-hah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Acting for You by John Gunn (2006)
"Hah hee, hah, hoo, hah, hoo, hah, hee Do them rhythmically, eventually increasing
in rapidity. The best way to think of tone is as a long straight line. ..."
2. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"Hah hooh! the mud, hoo hah ! Peter, Peter, very bad boy— Come, ... Like an eel
in the mud, hoo hah ! Hatter.—I hurry you, I worry you like an eel in Peter. ..."
3. Annual Report of the American Society for Promoting the Civilization and by Jedidiah Morse (1824)
"hoo-hah-neh, | p|op)ft Sus guot, Laughter. , , , (King, or Father of the
Ue-Roosh-us-heh. Sorrow or Grief. Win-ish-ah-da, Day. Yue-gah, Night Suh-deh-che, ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"... are pastured, South of S. hoo-hah, a. Hung mutton of a year old sheep, that
has died of disease, or been smothered in the snow, Tweed. HOG ш HAUST. ..."
5. Dead Man Running by Martin McGartland (2000)
"'We would stay there for forty-eight hours or until the hoo-hah had died down
then we'd leg it back to Belfast. Easy. I'm quite looking forward to it. ..."
6. Taken for Granted by Michael William Paulson (2005)
"What with all the hoo-hah about the latest flying saucer sighting, and strange
looking window peepers, they're prepared to shoot to kill. ..."
7. The Book of King Solomon by Professor Solomon (2005)
""Hoo hah." "This crown had been dedicated to Milcom, the Ammonite god. David brought
it back to Jerusalem, had it rededicated to the Lord, and has worn it ..."
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