ˈrəkəs, ˈrük- noun
also roo·kus ˈrük-
( -es )
Etymology: ruckus probably blend of ruction and rumpus; rookus alteration of ruckus
1. : a noisy fight ; especially : one involving a number of people : fracas
2. : controversy , row , disturbance
old ruckuses he stirred up among the critics — New Yorker
political ruckus
raise a ruckus