ruckus

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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／骚动 (zh) (sāodòng), 骚动 (zh) (sāodòng)
• Dutch: beroering (nl), commotie (nl)
• Finnish: kohu (fi), meteli (fi), metakka
• French: chahut (fr) m
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• 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), batahola (es) f

A row, fight

• Chinese: 爭吵／争吵 (zh) (zhēngchǎo), 爭執／争执 (zh) (zhēngzhí)
• Dutch: oproer (nl) n, opstoot (nl) m, rel(letje)
• Finnish: tappelu (fi), käsirysy (fi)
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• 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
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ruckus”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.