ballyhoo

  • 31ballyhoo — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. uproar, talk, hype, *hot air, puffery, promotion, *spiel, babble, pitch, *BS, hoopla. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by… …

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  • 32Ballyhoo — Bal|ly|hoo 〈 [bælıhu:] n.; Gen.: od. s; Pl.: unz.〉 lautstarke Propaganda, aufdringliche Reklame [Etym.: engl.] …

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  • 33ballyhoo — bal|ly|hoo [ ,bæli hu ] noun uncount INFORMAL a lot of excitement or arguing about something, especially something that does not deserve the attention it is getting …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34ballyhoo — bal·ly·hoo || ‚bælɪ huː n. noisy advertisement; loud noise v. advertise in a loud noisy way …

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  • 35ballyhoo — informal noun extravagant publicity or fuss. verb (ballyhoos, ballyhooing, ballyhooed) chiefly N. Amer. praise or publicize extravagantly. Origin C19 (orig. US): of unknown origin …

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  • 36ballyhoo — bal·ly·hoo …

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  • 37ballyhoo — UK [ˌbælɪˈhuː] / US [ˌbælɪˈhu] noun [uncountable] informal a lot of excitement or arguing about something, especially something that does not deserve the attention it is getting …

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  • 38ballyhoo — /bæliˈhu / (say balee hooh) noun (plural ballyhoos) 1. a clamorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity. 2. clamour or outcry. –verb (t) (ballyhooed, ballyhooing) 3. to advertise by sensational methods.… …

  • 39Ballyhoo — Bal|ly|hoo [ bɛlihu , auch ... hu: ], das; <englisch> (Reklamerummel) …

    Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • 40ballyhoo —  Noisy and vulgar publicity …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

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