ballyhoo

[US]/ˌbæliˈhuː/
[UK]/ˈbælihuː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. loud and extravagant activity or talk
vt. to advertise or publicize in a noisy or exaggerated way
Word Forms
Past Tenseballyhooed
Past Participleballyhooed
Third Person Singularballyhoos
Present Participleballyhooing
Pluralballyhoos

Phrases & Collocations

create a ballyhoo

commercial ballyhoo

media ballyhoo

Example Sentences

after all the ballyhoo, the film was a flop.

The marketing team created a lot of ballyhoo around the new product launch

The artist's exhibition was accompanied by a great deal of ballyhoo

The ballyhoo surrounding the celebrity's appearance drew a large crowd

The film's premiere was met with a lot of ballyhoo from fans

The company's new advertising campaign generated a lot of ballyhoo in the industry

Despite all the ballyhoo, the event turned out to be rather underwhelming

The ballyhoo leading up to the concert created a sense of anticipation among attendees

The politician's speech was accompanied by a lot of ballyhoo in the media

The company's ballyhooed merger fell through at the last minute

The ballyhoo surrounding the fashion show attracted attention from all over the world

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