Ballyhoo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.3 Verb 1.4 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

ballyhoo

1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
2. Noisy shouting or uproar.
3. An inshore, surface-dwelling species of needlefish forming sizeable schools. Feeds mainly on sea grasses and small fishes. Mainly used as bait for offshore game fishes such as sailfishes and marlins; utilized as a food fish in the West Indies.

Verb

Infinitive to ballyhoo

Third person singular ballyhoos

Simple past ballyhooed

Past participle ballyhooed

Present participle ballyhooing

1. To sensationalise or make grand claims.
   • 1933 — Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fireside Chat (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