brouhaha
brou·haha
noun
2.
a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
Origin
Borrowed from French brouhaha, but disputed as to where from before that. Possibly from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (barúkh habá, “welcome”, literally “blessed is he who comes”).
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