Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoo-ha

/ˈhuːˌhɑː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: hoo-ha
IPA: /ˈhuːˌhɑː/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fuss, an uproar, a commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha, hullabaloo.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The vagina, the vulva.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There was a big hoo-ha about it in the papers, and then the world completely forgot the matter."
"Tucker Carlson (also a jacket and tie guy) picked up on the hoo-ha on his Fox News show, calling the hoodie-jacket combination a “cry for help” and inviting Roger Stone, the disgraced former political operative and author of his own “Best and Worst dressed List,” to comment."
"Did that make her a good judge of character, or a fool who was letting her hoo-ha do her thinking for her?"
"She didn't want to lose their childish battle of wills, but neither did she want some parasite swimming up her hoo-ha."
"His mother later expressed disappointment that she'd been wrong, but by then, Belinda had a butterfly on her hoo-ha."
"Tara Davis-Woodhall, an American who placed sixth in the long jump at the Tokyo Games and took silver at last year’s world championships, reacted with equal parts humor and horror, commenting: “Wait my hoo haa is gonna be out.”"

Etymology

Perhaps from Yiddish הו־האַ (hu-ha, “a hullabaloo”). The second sense is likely expressive; compare such similar terms in other languages as Spanish juju.

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: הו־האַ

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhuːˌhɑː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hoo-has (plural) hoohaa (alternative) hoohar (alternative) hoo-haa (alternative) hoo-har (alternative) hoo-hah (alternative) hoohah (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

brouhaha

Synonyms

ado argy-bargy bangarang bobbery brouhaha bunfight bustle bust-up chaos ferment clamour clatter

Questions

How do you pronounce hoo-ha?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhuːˌhɑː/.
What does hoo-ha mean?: A fuss, an uproar, a commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha, hullabaloo.
Where does hoo-ha come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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