ruckus• Abdul-Rauf never meant to cause a ruckus.• They recorded and toured together, raising a ruckus as well as awareness about violence toward women.• Not since fall have I heard such a ruckus.• Thus, the whole Armory Parkruckus should never have happened in 1996.• Passersby, the text says, were annoyed by the ruckus and thought a drinkingspree was under way.• He woke up when he heard the ruckusoutside his front door.
Originruckus
(1800-1900) Probably from ruction“noisy quarrel”((18-21 centuries)) (perhaps from insurrection) + rumpus