Word of the Day – Tohubohu

Tohubohu (noun)

too-hoo-bo-hu

A state of chaos; utter confusion.

This chiefly North American word is from the Hebrew tōhū wa-ḇōhū ’emptiness and desolation. I’d never heard it before today, but I think it’s wonderful!

Example sentences

“The whole EU vote is a tohubohu, I’ve never seen such a mess!”

“Today’s politics are designed to be a tohubohu and deliberately confusing and chaotic.”