# Does anyone actually say "brouhaha" anymore? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 15, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862 "2006-06-15T21:22:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/1 "2006-06-15T21:22:59Z")
'Tis a silly word, methinks. I’m far more likely to use “controversy” or “dispute.” And you? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/2 "2006-06-15T21:24:47Z")
It’s such a fun word. I try to use it whenever appropriate (and even when not). ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/3 "2006-06-15T21:38:25Z")
Brouhaha? Ha ha ha ha… ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/4 "2006-06-15T21:40:49Z")
I don’t recollect every actually hearing it. “Hoo-ha”, however, is common parlance. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/5 "2006-06-15T21:43:55Z")
I hear it used every once in a while, but only in a smart-ass way, never as a natural part of speech. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/6 "2006-06-15T21:44:44Z")
Sure I do. And I also still use the word “shindig”. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/7 "2006-06-15T21:47:15Z")
I do. I love using words that have some history behind them. Shindig is another good one. ---
**Author:** ![homeskillet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ba0ec/32.png) [@homeskillet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/homeskillet)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/8 "2006-06-15T21:51:29Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > I do. I love using words that have some history behind them. Shindig is another good one. As is hootenanny! Indubitably! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/9 "2006-06-15T21:55:55Z")
I use it twice daily, wether I need to or not. ---
**Author:** ![Bytegeist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Bytegeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bytegeist)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/10 "2006-06-15T21:57:17Z")
“Brouhaha”, not so much. “Fracas”, a fair bit. “Uproar”, probably too often. “Rumpus”? Can’t do one without giggling. “Kerfuffle”? _Oooh yeah._ Kerfuffle, kerfuffle, kerfuffle. “Donnybrook”? Oh mercy no. Not since Donny died years ago. Down by the brook, you remember. Caused quite a kerfuffle at the time. ---
**Author:** ![pendgwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/11 "2006-06-15T22:22:18Z")
I use is occasionally. I use shindig all the time too. ---
**Author:** ![Alistair\_McCello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Alistair\_McCello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alistair_McCello)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/12 "2006-06-15T22:36:26Z")
I use it whenever possible. And if I am involved in the brouhaha in question those who oppose me find themselves refered to as hooligans, vagabonds, or, if they are very unlucky, ne’er-do-wells. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/13 "2006-06-15T22:44:14Z")
I say as often as possible and try to make sure it’s done with a thick Sean Connery Scottish brogue. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/14 "2006-06-15T22:44:34Z")
It’s a great word! I love words that are just fun to say, like…Infidel…asinine…antidisestablishmentarianism…hooligan…schmuck ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/15 "2006-06-15T23:13:00Z")
hullabaloo too ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/16 "2006-06-15T23:23:53Z")
I certainly do. It’s one of my euphemisms for “cluster fuck”. And in my line of work, I have frequent need for the PG version of this one. I use “kerfuffle” too, because I like to keep my (Scottish) manager guessing. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/17 "2006-06-15T23:29:23Z")
oh ya, you betcha. good word that. using the word sometimes even stops the brouhaha, as those involved stop in their tracks and say: “huh? what!” ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/18 "2006-06-15T23:34:26Z")
I use brouhaha and kerfuffle all the time! They really are fun to say. I also like ruckus. ---
**Author:** ![Crescend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Crescend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crescend)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/19 "2006-06-15T23:37:28Z")
Brouhaha is a perfectly cromulent word. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862/20 "2006-06-16T01:45:57Z")
I use brouhaha not infrequently, although less often than donnybrook. –Cliffy [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-say-brouhaha-anymore/360862.md?page=2)