ruckus

ruckus

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1890; probably a blend of ruction (“disturbance”) +‎ rumpus (“disturbance, fracas”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌkəs/

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• Rhymes: -ʌkəs

Noun

ruckus (plural ruckuses)

1. A noisy disturbance and/or commotion.
2. A row, fight.

Synonyms

• ruction
• rumpus
• uproar

Derived terms

• ruckusy

Translations

A noisy disturbance and/or commotion

Catalan: commoció f, aldarull (ca) m Chinese: 騷動 (zh), 骚动 (zh) Dutch: beroering (nl), commotie (nl) Finnish: kohu (fi), meteli (fi), metakka French: chahut (fr) m

German: Tumult (de) m, Spektakel (de) n, Tohuwabohu (de) m, Theater (de) n, Affentheater (de) n, Wirrwarr (de) m, Zirkus (de) m Polish: zamieszanie (pl) n Portuguese: alvoroço (pt) m, tumulto (pt) m Russian: суматоха (ru) f (sumatoxa), шум (ru) m (šum), гам (ru) m (gam), волнения (ru) n pl (volnenija), кипеш (ru) m (kipeš) (slang) Spanish: bullicio (es) m, alboroto (es) m, gresca, pelotera (es), tremolina (es)

A row, fight

Chinese: 爭吵 (zh), 爭執 (zh) Dutch: oproer (nl) n, opstoot (nl) m, rel(letje) Finnish: tappelu (fi), käsirysy (fi)

French: grabuge (fr) m, commotion (fr) f Russian: потасовка (ru) f (potasovka), скандал (ru) m (skandal), разборка (ru) f (razborka) (slang)

See also

• raucous

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
• “ruckus” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.