Etymology

ruckus

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Today it means: A raucous disturbance and/or commotion. Full definition →

Latin raucus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromraucus“rough, hoarse”
  2. English todayruckus

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

Words from the same roots

Latinraucus all →

raucousraucid

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