Definition of "ruckus" []

• A disturbance; a commotion: "Little was heard by us in the upper regions of the considerable ruckus (and surely the heartbreak) being endured some floors below” ( Brendan Gill). (noun)

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• "Her supervisor appears and wonders what the ruckus is about."
• "Nagi then appears asking what the ruckus is about."
• "Evidently, Ford had the good sense to tell Sean Hannity today that he didn't think the RNC ad raising a ruckus is racist, just silly."