Ruckus

Ruckus

__NOTOC__Ruckus may refer to:

Business and Organizations

*Ruckus Network, a provider of digital entertainment services for all American colleges and universities
*Ruckus Society, an organization that provides training in techniques of political activism

Technology

*Honda Ruckus, a model of motor scooter made by Honda

Music

*"Ruckus (album)", a 2003 album from the group Galactic

People

*Claude Marrow, a pro wrestler who competes under the name Ruckus

Fictional people

*"Ruckus (comics)", a fictional mutant supervillain from Marvel Comics
*"Uncle Ruckus", a character from the comic strip and television show "The Boondocks"
*Ruckus (Transformers), a Decepticon in the Transformers toy line


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  • ruckus — index noise Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • ruckus — 1890, possibly a blend of RUCTION (Cf. ruction) and RUMPUS (Cf. rumpus) …   Etymology dictionary

  • ruckus — [n] disturbance big scene*, big stink*, bother, brawl, brouhaha*, commotion, disorder, disruption, distraction, explosion, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, fuss, hubbub*, hullabaloo*, interruption, quarrel, racket, rampage, riot, rumble, rumpus, stink* …   New thesaurus

  • ruckus — ► NOUN ▪ a row or commotion. ORIGIN perhaps related to RUCTION(Cf. ↑ruction) and RUMPUS(Cf. ↑rumpus) …   English terms dictionary

  • ruckus — ☆ ruckus [ruk′əs ] n. [prob. a merging of RUCTION & RUMPUS] Informal noisy confusion; uproar; row; disturbance …   English World dictionary

  • ruckus — /ruk euhs/, n. 1. a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: The losers are sure to raise a ruckus. 2. a heated controversy: Newspapers fostered the ruckus by printing the opponents letters. [1885 90, Amer.; prob. b. RUCTION and RUMPUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • ruckus — n. to raise a ruckus * * * [ rʌkəs] to raise a ruckus …   Combinatory dictionary

  • ruckus — [[t]rʌ̱kəs[/t]] N SING If someone or something causes a ruckus, they cause a great deal of noise, argument, or confusion. [AM, INFORMAL] This caused such a ruckus all over Japan that they had to change their mind …   English dictionary

  • ruckus — [“rakas] n. a commotion; an uproar. □ Quiet, please. Don’t raise such a ruckus. □ The boss kicked up quite a ruckus when I came in late …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • ruckus — noun Etymology: probably blend of ruction and rumpus Date: circa 1890 row, disturbance < raise a ruckus > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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