Definitions for hooplas

hooplas hoop·la

Spelling: [hoop-lah]
IPA: /ˈhup lɑ/

Hooplas is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 157 anagrams from letters in hooplas (ahloops).

Definitions for hooplas

noun

  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.

Origin of hooplas

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

Examples for hooplas

That is the kind of human bridge-building these foreign trips with all the hoopla can produce.

And the biggest question of all: will these two lovers find that fairy-tale ending after all the hoopla dies down?

With all the hoopla swirling around out here, their attitude was refreshing.

But the hoopla over it reflects some strange and antiquated thinking.

“No ‘hoopla’ as Diane Sawyer takes over ABC World News” was a typical headline.

None of the hoopla seemed to have fazed the Iranian president, who loves to bask in controversy during his U.S. visits.

After the Obama hoopla, it is still possible that Moustafa will be cleared on appeal.

But this spring in Paris, the Mapplethorpe hoopla is taking an interesting turn.

It all looked very different two years ago when the first 787 was rolled out with a great deal of hoopla.

After the Obama hoopla, it is still possible that Moustafa will be cleared.

Word Value for hooplas
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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