Ballyhoo

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bæliˈhuː/

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Full definition of ballyhoo

Noun

1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
2. Noisy shouting or uproar.

Verb

1. To sensationalise or make grand claims.
• 1933 — Franklin D. Roosevelt, (7 May)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.

Related terms

• ballyhooed adj

Spanish balajú

Noun

1. , an inshore, surface-dwelling species of needlefish forming sizeable schools.

Possibly from Spanish balahu ("schooner").

Noun

1. An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.