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ballyhoo
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ballyhoo
(noun)
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ballyhoo
/
ˈ
bæliˌhuː/
noun
ballyhoo
/
ˈ
bæliˌhuː/
noun
Learner's definition of BALLYHOO
[
noncount
]
informal
:
talk or writing that is designed to get people excited or interested in something
Despite all of the
ballyhoo
[=
hype
], the group's new album is terrible.
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— ballyhoo
verb
ballyhoos
;
ballyhooed
;
ballyhooing
[
+ object
]
a much
ballyhooed
new album
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