ballyhoo

noun

bal·ly·hoo ˈba-lē-ˌhü How to pronounce ballyhoo (audio)

plural ballyhoos

: a noisy attention-getting demonstration or talk

: flamboyant, exaggerated, or sensational promotion or publicity

: excited commotion

ballyhoo transitive verb

Synonyms

ado
alarums and excursions
blather
bluster
bobbery
bother
bustle
clatter
clutter [chiefly dialect]
coil
commotion
corroboree [Australian]
disturbance
do [chiefly dialect]
foofaraw
fun
furor
furore
fuss
helter-skelter
hoo-ha
hoo-hah
hoopla
hubble-bubble
hubbub
hullabaloo
hurly
hurly-burly
hurricane
hurry
hurry-scurry
hurry-skurry
kerfuffle [chiefly British]
moil
pandemonium
pother
row
ruckus
ruction
rumpus
shindy
splore [Scottish]
squall
stew
stir
storm
to-do
tumult
turmoil
uproar
welter
whirl
williwaw
zoo

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

it turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street the usual ballyhoo intended to fill the seats at megaplexes around the country

Recent Examples on the Web Much ballyhoo will be made over the look of this game, but just as impressive are the audio design and DualSense controller integration.

Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022 The parade began as a ballyhoo event for the famed retailer in Manhattan’s Herald Square in 1924.

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Nov. 2021 Based on newspaper accounts of the day, in both the Globe and New York Times, the ballyhoo around Ruth’s return in April 1920 was nearly zero.

BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021 An Oscar season with less ballyhoo may not be as susceptible to lobbying, experts say.

Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2021 But having been shut out of the first two days of proceedings, as Republicans broadcast this ballyhoo through the convention’s reality distortion field, the real world started to up its game on Wednesday.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2020 Teaming with Procter & Gamble, which released its first cold-water detergent to much ballyhoo in 2005, is a canny financial move.

Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 16 June 2020 As winter cools Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay waters, massive schools of ballyhoo set up shop over nearshore Atlantic reefs.

David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 2 July 2020 Between showering shows, Stanczyk fishes for sailfish by trolling dead ballyhoo.

David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 2 July 2020 See More

ballyhoo 1 of 2

noun

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity it turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

commotion
fuss
disturbance
stir
hoopla
hurry
hullabaloo
turmoil
racket
hubbub
noise
hurricane
hoo-hah
storm
bluster
blather
clatter
furor
furore
clutter
pandemonium
rumpus
bustle
hoo-ha
fun
foofaraw
ruckus
row
kerfuffle
welter
ado
zoo
pother
tumult
flurry
bother
ruction
coil
uproar
squall
roar
hurly-burly
shindy
helter-skelter
hurly
hubble-bubble
bobbery
moil
stew
clamor
corroboree
whirl
hurry-scurry
din
upheaval
cacophony
outcry
williwaw
alarums and excursions
splore
do
hurry-skurry
to-do
howl
unrest
eruption
disorder
flutter
outbreak
fracas
brawl
outburst
fray
fever
melee
tizzy
fret
scuffle
hue and cry
lather
mêlée
dither
hassle
flare-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rest
hush
peace
tranquility
stillness
tranquillity
quiet
quietude
calm
order
orderliness

as in hype

information released to the media that is designed to gain public attention or support for a person, business, or cause the usual ballyhoo intended to fill the seats at megaplexes around the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

hype
publicity
advertising
advertisement
puffery
ad
commercial
poster
message
promotion
billboard
marketing
propaganda
banner
publication
word
sign
pronouncement
story
placard
plug
bill
broadcast
spot
bulletin
newscast
dispatch
release
report
ink
testimonial
write-up

ballyhoo

2 of 2

verb

as in to acclaim

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively that reviewer always ballyhoos any book by one of his pet authors

Synonyms & Similar Words

acclaim
advertise
trumpet
tout
announce
promote
laud
tub-thump
cry up
crack up
applaud
publicize
blare
commend
proclaim
glorify
extol
herald
offer
compliment
blow up
extoll
aver
blazon
eulogize
plug
claim
advance
magnify
blaze
pronounce
assert
lay down
declare
make out
boost

as in to promote

to provide publicity for the TV networks usually spend the summer months ballyhooing their new fall shows

Synonyms & Similar Words

promote
hype
sell
publicize
tout
advertise
announce
plug
pitch
merchandise
talk up
acclaim
praise
boost
bark
push
laud
hail
beat the drum (for)
broadcast
merchandize
publish
review
endorse
indorse
recommend
plunk (for)
plonk (for)
plump (for)

单词	ballyhoo
释义	ballyhoo noun bal·ly·hoo ˈba-lē-ˌhü plural ballyhoos 1 : a noisy attention-getting demonstration or talk 2 : flamboyant, exaggerated, or sensational promotion or publicity 3 : excited commotion ballyhoo transitive verb Synonyms ado alarums and excursions blather bluster bobbery bother bustle clatter clutter [chiefly dialect] coil commotion corroboree [Australian] disturbance do [chiefly dialect] foofaraw fun furor furore fuss helter-skelter hoo-ha hoo-hah hoopla hubble-bubble hubbub hullabaloo hurly hurly-burly hurricane hurry hurry-scurry hurry-skurry kerfuffle [chiefly British] moil pandemonium pother row ruckus ruction rumpus shindy splore [Scottish] squall stew stir storm to-do tumult turmoil uproar welter whirl williwaw zoo See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences it turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street the usual ballyhoo intended to fill the seats at megaplexes around the country Recent Examples on the Web Much ballyhoo will be made over the look of this game, but just as impressive are the audio design and DualSense controller integration. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022 The parade began as a ballyhoo event for the famed retailer in Manhattan’s Herald Square in 1924. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Nov. 2021 Based on newspaper accounts of the day, in both the Globe and New York Times, the ballyhoo around Ruth’s return in April 1920 was nearly zero. BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021 An Oscar season with less ballyhoo may not be as susceptible to lobbying, experts say. Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2021 But having been shut out of the first two days of proceedings, as Republicans broadcast this ballyhoo through the convention’s reality distortion field, the real world started to up its game on Wednesday. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2020 Teaming with Procter & Gamble, which released its first cold-water detergent to much ballyhoo in 2005, is a canny financial move. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 16 June 2020 As winter cools Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay waters, massive schools of ballyhoo set up shop over nearshore Atlantic reefs. David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 2 July 2020 Between showering shows, Stanczyk fishes for sailfish by trolling dead ballyhoo. David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 2 July 2020 See More Word History Etymology origin unknown First Known Use 1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1 ballyhoo 1 of 2 noun 1 as in commotion a state of noisy, confused activity it turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance commotion fuss disturbance stir hoopla hurry hullabaloo turmoil racket hubbub noise hurricane hoo-hah storm bluster blather clatter furor furore clutter pandemonium rumpus bustle hoo-ha fun foofaraw ruckus row kerfuffle welter ado zoo pother tumult flurry bother ruction coil uproar squall roar hurly-burly shindy helter-skelter hurly hubble-bubble bobbery moil stew clamor corroboree whirl hurry-scurry din upheaval cacophony outcry williwaw alarums and excursions splore do hurry-skurry to-do howl unrest eruption disorder flutter outbreak fracas brawl outburst fray fever melee tizzy fret scuffle hue and cry lather mêlée dither hassle flare-up Antonyms & Near Antonyms rest hush peace tranquility stillness tranquillity quiet quietude calm order orderliness See More 2 as in hype information released to the media that is designed to gain public attention or support for a person, business, or cause the usual ballyhoo intended to fill the seats at megaplexes around the country Synonyms & Similar Words hype publicity advertising advertisement puffery ad commercial poster message promotion billboard marketing propaganda banner publication word sign pronouncement story placard plug bill broadcast spot bulletin newscast dispatch release report ink testimonial write-up ballyhoo 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to acclaim to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively that reviewer always ballyhoos any book by one of his pet authors Synonyms & Similar Words acclaim advertise trumpet tout announce promote laud tub-thump cry up crack up applaud publicize blare commend proclaim glorify extol herald offer compliment blow up extoll aver blazon eulogize plug claim advance magnify blaze pronounce assert lay down declare make out boost 2 as in to promote to provide publicity for the TV networks usually spend the summer months ballyhooing their new fall shows Synonyms & Similar Words promote hype sell publicize tout advertise announce plug pitch merchandise talk up acclaim praise boost bark push laud hail beat the drum (for) broadcast merchandize publish review endorse indorse recommend plunk (for) plonk (for) plump (for)
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