brouhaha means A stir; a fuss or uproar. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Why this word is great
BROUHAHA — [Noun] A noisy and overexcited reaction or commotion, often over something trivial. Borrowed from French brouhaha, of disputed origin; one theory suggests it originates from the Hebrew phrase בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (barúkh habá, 'blessed is he who comes'), while another posits it was a nonsense exclamation for the devil in medieval French theater. Unlike a 'fracas'—which implies a physical, violent quarrel—or a 'hubbub'—which denotes a general din of activity—a brouhaha is a spectacle of pure, manufactured outrage. It is the collective gasp of pundits dissecting a celebrity's tweet, the frantic chyron scrolling beneath a flushed face on cable news, and the synthetic roar of a social media pile-on—a secular ritual where the noise itself becomes the only point, a brief, loud fire fed entirely by the wind of our own indignation.
noun
- A stir; a fuss or uproar.“It caused quite a brouhaha when the school suspended one of its top students for refusing to adhere to the dress code.”