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ruckus

ruh kuhs

  • n  the act of making a noisy disturbance

  • He called on Amsterdammers to kick up a ruckus and make yourselves heard.
  • Lost in the ruckus was Lamm's original intent: to call attention to the alarming fact that "medical science is replacing God in deciding when we die," and to encourage discussion .
  • This year the perennial ruckus over little girls' slutty Halloween costumes was still going strong even as the perennial ruckus over the War on Christmas began.
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  • Ron Gardenhire in Washington Post
    I lost my head and I felt really bad for kicking my hat and raising all that ruckus out there,Gardenhire said. "I don't like that. Probably a little bit too much emotions and I got a little nuts out there. I feel bad that it stopped the...
  • Barack Obama in Roll Call (subscription)
    I know there's been a lot of attention paid to some of the town-hall meetings that are going on around the country, especially those where tempers have flared,Obama said. "You know how TV loves a ruckus. But what you haven't seen - because...
  • Winston Churchill in Times of India
    Is there a bedroom in the plane? It was not molestation. One of my player's hand touched a girl (air hostess) by mistake and he apologised. The crew members later created a ruckus and there was an argument,Joaquim Alemao, president, Churchill...

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