hooplaPronunciation: /ˈhuːplɑː/Translate hoopla | into Italian Definition of hoopla noun 1British a game in which rings are thrown from behind a line in an attempt to encircle one of several prizes. 2 [mass noun] informal, chiefly North American unnecessary fuss surrounding something: I really didn’t know what the hoopla was all abouthoopla in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of hoopla in the US English dictionary