[ 'hu:plα: ]
■ noun
1》 Brit. a game in which rings are thrown in an attempt to encircle a prize.
2》 informal unnecessary fuss.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from hoop + la! , used to direct attention or as an exclamation of surprise.
[ 'hu:plα: ]
■ noun
1》 Brit. a game in which rings are thrown in an attempt to encircle a prize.
2》 informal unnecessary fuss.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from hoop + la! , used to direct attention or as an exclamation of surprise.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004