RUCKUS


Meaning of RUCKUS in English

/ruk"euhs/ , n.

1. a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: The losers are sure to raise a ruckus.

2. a heated controversy: Newspapers fostered the ruckus by printing the opponents' letters.

[ 1885-90, Amer.; prob. b. RUCTION and RUMPUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .