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单词 ballyhooer
释义

ballyhooern.

Brit. /ˌbalɪˈhuːə/, U.S. /ˈbæliˌhuər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ballyhoo n.2, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < ballyhoo n.2 + -er suffix1. Compare later ballyhoo v., ballyhooist n.
A person who ballyhoos; a maker of extravagant claims.
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society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > types or methods of advertising > [noun] > ostentatious or extravagant advertising > one who
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1901 World's Work Aug. 1100/2 Last of the professions on the Midway are those of the ‘barker’, ‘ballyhooer’ and ‘spieler’.
1950 ‘S. Ransome’ Deadly Miss Ashley ii. 17 The fortunes paid to ballyhooers of phony antiseptics.
1967 D. L. Thomas Plungers & Peacocks viii. 176 The former hot-shot salesman became the world's foremost ballyhooer for Radio.
2004 Daily Variety (Nexis) 24 Mar. 1/1 Majors that have been big ballyhooers in the past are relying mostly on de rigeur product reels.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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