- loud talk; noisy uproar
- loud, exaggerated, or sensational advertising or propaganda
Origin of ballyhoo
origin, originally obscuretransitive verb
intransitive verb
-·hooed·, -·hoo·ingInformal to advertise or promote by sensational methods
ballyhoo
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ballyhoo
noun
pl. bal·ly·hoos- Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
- Noisy shouting or uproar.
transitive verb
bal·ly·hooed, bal·ly·hoo·ing, bal·ly·hoosTo advertise or publicize by sensational methods.
Origin of ballyhoo
Origin unknownnoun
pl. ballyhoo, or bal·ly·hoosA halfbeak (Hemiramphus brasiliensis) of the western Atlantic Ocean, often used as bait for saltwater fishing.
Origin of ballyhoo
American Spanish balajú, balao halfbeak probably of Taíno originTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present ballyhoos, present participle ballyhooing, simple past and past participle ballyhooed)
- To sensationalise or make grand claims.
- ballyhooed adj
Origin
Unknown.
Noun
(plural ballyhoos)
- Hemiramphus brasiliensis, an inshore, surface-dwelling species of needlefish forming sizeable schools.
Origin
Spanish balajú
Origin
Possibly from Spanish balahu (“schooner”).
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