English Explanatory Dictionary

ruckus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A raucous disturbance and/or commotion.
  2. A row, fight.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹʌkəs/ en-us-ruckus.ogg /ˈɹukəs/

Word forms

ruckus ruckuses

Etymology

Recorded since 1890; probably a blend of ruction (“disturbance”) + rumpus (“disturbance, fracas”) - potentially with influence from raucous (“rowdy, hoarse”), from Latin raucus (“rough, hoarse”).

Synonyms

ruction rumpus uproar

Related words

raucous

Derived words

ruckus juice ruckus room ruckusy
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on R Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary