ballyhooing
1ballyhooing — ballyhoo al ly*hoo v. t. [imp. & p. p. {ballyhooed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {ballyhooing}.] to advertize or publicize noisily or blatantly. [WordNet 1.5] …
2ballyhooing — bal·ly·hoo || ‚bælɪ huË n. noisy advertisement; loud noise v. advertise in a loud noisy way …
3ballyhoo — al ly*hoo v. t. [imp. & p. p. {ballyhooed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {ballyhooing}.] to advertize or publicize noisily or blatantly. [WordNet 1.5] …
4ballyhooed — ballyhoo al ly*hoo v. t. [imp. & p. p. {ballyhooed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {ballyhooing}.] to advertize or publicize noisily or blatantly. [WordNet 1.5] …
5ballyhoo — n. /bal ee hooh /; v. /bal ee hooh , bal ee hooh /, n., pl. ballyhoos, v., ballyhooed, ballyhooing. n. 1. a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity. 2. clamor or outcry. 3. a halfbeak …
6circus — circusy, adj. /serr keuhs/, n., pl. circuses. 1. a large public entertainment, typically presented in one or more very large tents or in an outdoor or indoor arena, featuring exhibitions of pageantry, feats of skill and daring, performing animals …
7Barnum, P.T. — ▪ American showman in full Phineas Taylor Barnum born July 5, 1810, Bethel, Connecticut, U.S. died April 7, 1891, Bridgeport, Connecticut American showman who employed sensational forms of presentation and publicity to popularize such… …
8advertising — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Calling goods to public attention] Syn. promotion, promoting, publicity, publicizing, circularization, billing, posting, placarding, announcing, displaying, broadcasting, advocacy, Madison Avenue, ballyhooing*, plugging*,… …
9ballyhoo — [[t]bæ̱lihu͟ː, AM huː[/t]] ballyhooing, ballyhooed 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N (disapproval) You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or… …
10ballyhoo — 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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