Ruckus – A noisy situation of argument

(Pronounced ruh-kuhs)

To remember the definition of the word ruckus, use the following mnemonic:

Over a rucksack, both of us (ruckus) had a noisy argument.

Examples of ruckus in a sentence

The two dogs caused a massive ruckus at the dog park.

I had to apologise to my neighbours after my kids caused a ruckus late one night.

That public ruckus you caused was so embarrassing.