"hooroosh" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /həˈɹuːʃ/ Forms: hoorooshes [plural], hurroosh [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hooroosh (plural hoorooshes)
  1. (dated) A commotion. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-hooroosh-en-noun-YHJbam6q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Oh, none but cowards send down their brain-trucks in tempest time. What a hooroosh aloft there!",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1920, Sir Ian Hamilton, Gallipoli Diary:",
          "text": "Under cover of a hooroosh by the Manchester, the Gurkhas have rushed a bluff 600 yards ahead of our line and are sticking to their winnings.",
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    }
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