US /əˈduː/ UK /əˈduː/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    fuss, trouble, or commotion over something trivial

    Without further ado, she opened the meeting.

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1 noun · fuss, trouble, or commotion... fusscommotionbustleto-dobothertroublestir
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Etymology

From Middle English ado ('action, business'), from a northern dialectal phrase at do ('to do'), where at is the Old Norse infinitive marker (equivalent to English 'to'), from Old Norse at + do.

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