hoo-ha

Related to hoo-ha: hoo-hah

hoo-ha

1. slang A fuss or commotion. It's three in the morning! What's all this hoo-ha about?
2. slang Nonsense. His explanation is just hoo-ha—it doesn't answer the question at all.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hoo-ha

(ˈhuhɑ)
1. n. a commotion. A deer created quite a hoo-ha by running frantically through the department store.
2. n. nonsense. What is all this hoo-ha about your leaving the company?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • gobbledygook
  • than a bygod
  • hoo
  • hoo boy
  • hoo-ah
  • ah
  • blimp
  • blimp out
  • to-do
  • brassic lint
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