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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ruckus
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He woke up when he heard the ruckus outside his front door.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Abdul-Rauf never meant to cause a ruckus.
▪ Not since fall have I heard such a ruckus.
▪ Passersby, the text says, were annoyed by the ruckus and thought a drinking spree was under way.
▪ They recorded and toured together, raising a ruckus as well as awareness about violence toward women.
▪ Thus, the whole Armory Park ruckus should never have happened in 1996.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ruckus

1890, possibly a blend of ruction and rumpus.

Wiktionary
ruckus

n. 1 A noisy disturbance and/or commotion. 2 A row, fight.

WordNet
ruckus

n. the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion, din, ruction, rumpus, tumult]

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Ruckus

Ruckus may refer to:

Ruckus (Transformers)

Ruckus is the name of a fictional character from the Transformers series.

Ruckus (comics)

Ruckus (Clement Wilson) is a fictional mutant super villain in the Marvel Comics universe and flamboyant leader of the Nasty Boys.

Ruckus (album)

Ruckus is the fourth studio album by the New Orleans, LA based band Galactic. It was produced by Dan the Automator. This marks the last studio album for Theryl DeClouet, leaving for health reasons.

Ruckus (wrestler)

Claude Marrow is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Ruckus. He performs in Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Chikara and Jersey All Pro Wrestling. While often appearing at a number of other independent promotions, Ruckus is a member of the Blackout/BLKOUT stable with Eddie Kingston, Sabian, Joker, and Robbie Mireno.

Ruckus (film)

Ruckus is a 1980 comedy-drama film starring Dirk Benedict and Linda Blair.

Ruckus (game show)

Ruckus is an American variety/ game show that starred The Amazing Johnathan and was shot at Merv Griffin's Resorts in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Assistants on the program were Helen Incollingo and Charlene Donahue-Wallace. The format had audience members playing games for cash prizes. In the final round, three contestants played a four-minute stunt round.

The show often begin with Johnathan performing a magic trick, and the camera often zoomed in on the loud audiences cheering wildly for the contestants.

Usage examples of "ruckus".

Once the Ironheads started the ruckus, they would only have a few minutes before the law stepped in to protect the damned Settlers.

Killy arrived, ignoring the ruckus and slumping into his seat with a weary groan.

I had to leave it after the ruckus the other Russkie subs kicked up, but I was able to come back to it three times to make sure it was still there.

Last week the Miami commissioner raised a ruckus when a man named Mario Williams was nominated for a position on the Bayfront Park Management Trust.

Men, some old and graying, some young, stepped out of their tipis to see what the ruckus was about.

IL Men, some old and graying, some young, stepped out of their tipis to see what the ruckus was about.

She had just felt the girl relax when Richard started another ruckus by asking Blume to serve him a particular bun from the bread basket on the other side of the tablewhen there were plenty right in front of him.

Nunzio continues, "there's the fact that he didn't consult with us about the advisabilities of startin' a ruckus with the mob, or even warn us to be careful of any thing except Hemlock.

Nunzio continues, "there's the fact thathe didn't consult with us about the advisabilities ofstartin' a ruckus with the Mob, or even warn us tobe careful of anything except Hemlock .

Nunzio continues, "there's the fact that he didn't consult with us about the advisabilities of startin' a ruckus with the Mob, or even warn us to be careful of anything except Hemlock .

Vincennes said Jones and Fontaine appeared to be inebriated or under the influence of narcotics--they slept through gunfire and the general ruckus of Coates resisting arrest.

It is called corn liquor, white lightning, sugar whiskey, skull cracker, pop-skull, bush whiskey, stump, stumphole, 'splo, ruckus juice) radiator whiskey, rotgut, sugarhead, block and tackle, wildcat, panther's breath, tiger's sweat, sweet spirits of cats a-fighting, alley bourbon, city gin, cool water, happy Sally, deep shaft, jump steady, old horsey) stingo, blue John, red eye, pine top, buckeye bark whiskey, and see seven stars.

And now they ran a nursery school, although, he remembered, there had been some ruckus over that, since they quite understandably did not hold formal education credits.

I don't know how various ruckuses around town have come out, but I do know the big boys--the ones you were afraid of--are dead.

Theres some ruckus out by the river on Old Church Road in Sarpy County.