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/Sounds like "reh" (as in "red") + "boo" (as in "boot") + "YEE" (as in "year") + "syoh"/

Meaning

Collective noise, uproar, or the loud chaotic movement of a group of people. In Venezuela and Colombia, 'rebullicio' is the specific energy of a crowd that erupts all at once, everyone moving, shouting, reacting at the same time. Orderly it is not.

Examples

A rebullicio broke out in the square when the candidate arrived.

The kids made such a rebullicio it echoed through the whole building.

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Regional synonyms

In Chile, an intensifier meaning "extremely" or "incredibly." Can also signal something far away or hellishly bad depending on tone. It cranks whatever follows up to the max.