Ballyhoo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bæliˈhuː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ballyhoo is a noun meaning (informal) Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
Meaning
(informal) Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
More Meanings
- (informal) Noisy shouting or uproar.
- (informal, transitive) To sensationalize or make grand claims.
- Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
- An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.
Example Sentences
Talk, it's only talk / Babble, burble, banter / Bicker, bicker, bicker / Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo / It's only talk / Back talk
Industry has picked up, railroads are carrying more freight, farm prices are better, but I am not going to indulge in issuing proclamations of over-enthusiastic assurance. We cannot ballyhoo ourselves back to prosperity.
Word Forms
- ballyhoos
- ballyhooing
- ballyhooed
Synonyms for ballyhoo
Depending on context, synonyms include hoopla, plug, hype.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hype, hoopla, plug, uproar, tout, ballyhooer.
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