hoop‧la /ˈhuːplɑː $ ˈhuːp-, ˈhʊp-/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: houp-là, a word expressing sudden movement]

1. especially American English excitement about something which attracts a lot of public attention:
all the hoopla that surrounded the trial

2. British English a game in which prizes can be won by throwing a ring over an object from a distance

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