ruckus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɹʌkəs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹukəs/ (Southern-US)
Etymology
Recorded since 1890; probably a blend of ruction (“disturbance”) + rumpus (“disturbance, fracas”) - potentially with influence from raucous (“rowdy, hoarse”), from Latin raucus (“rough, hoarse”).
Meanings
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A raucous disturbance and/or commotion.
“Hey, hey, hey, what's the ruckus? I'm trying to conduct important business back there.” “We finished with the tile. And now we're trying to move the pool table back.” “All right, all right, all right. Have you done the urinal? Because the urinal, you flush it, and it sprays all over the place.”
2006 July 6, Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney, “Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare” (3:13 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 2, episode 3, spoken by Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito):
- A row, fight.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruckuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ruckus room · ruckusy · ruckus juice
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (80)
it zuffa (a row, fight) · de Zirkus (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · sv oväsen (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · ru сканда́л (a row, fight) · hu összevisszaság (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · es trifulca (a row, fight) · sv uppståndelse (a row, fight) · sv kalabalik (a row, fight) · es bullicio (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · mi tutūnga o te puehu (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · es pelotera (a row, fight) · de Affentheater (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · nl lawaai (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · ru шум (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · es follón (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · fi tappelu (a row, fight) · zh 爭執 /争执 (a row, fight) · fr chahut (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu ramazúri (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · es alboroto (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · zh 爭吵 /争吵 (a row, fight) · es gresca (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · es tremolina (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · ru разбо́рка (a row, fight) · ca commoció (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu lárma (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu kalamajka (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · nl oproer (a row, fight) · de Krawall (a row, fight) · mk галама (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · es batahola (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu perpatvar (a row, fight) · hu zűrzavar (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu zavargás (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu rumli (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · nl oproer (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · it rissa (a row, fight) · hu csihi-puhi (a row, fight) · hu zrí (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · ru волне́ния (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu vita (a row, fight) · hu felfordulás (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · de Wirrwarr (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · ca aldarull (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · es jaleo (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu hűhó (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · fi metakka (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · ru гам (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · zh 骚动 (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · cy helynt (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · cy ffrwgwd (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · fi meteli (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · fi käsirysy (a row, fight) · es gresca (a row, fight) · de Tumult (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · nl commotie (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · nl ophef (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu ricsaj (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu veszekedés (a row, fight) · zh 騷動 /骚动 (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu kavarodás (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · cy ffrae (a row, fight) · ru потасо́вка (a row, fight) · pt tumulto (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · pt alvoroço (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · nl opstoot (a row, fight) · cy cerydd (a row, fight) · pl zamieszanie (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · nl rel (letje) (a row, fight) · de Tohuwabohu (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · ru ки́пеш (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · fr commotion (a row, fight) · ru сумато́ха (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · de Theater (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · fi kohu (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · de Spektakel (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · fr grabuge (a row, fight) · cy stŵr (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion) · hu haddelhadd (a row, fight) · hu zenebona (a noisy disturbance and/or commotion)