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hoopla
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hoopla
(noun)
hoopla
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ˈ
huːˌplɑː/
noun
hoopla
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ˈ
huːˌplɑː/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOOPLA
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chiefly US, informal + usually disapproving
:
talk or writing that is designed to get people excited about and interested in something
Many people have grown tired of all the
hoopla
surrounding the opening of the new theater.
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