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ballyhoo
bal·ly·hoo 1 B0046700 (băl′ē-ho͞o′)n. pl. bal·ly·hoos 1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.2. Noisy shouting or uproar.tr.v. bal·ly·hooed, bal·ly·hoo·ing, bal·ly·hoos To advertise or publicize by sensational methods. [Origin unknown.]
bal·ly·hoo 2 B0046700 (băl′ē-ho͞o′)n. pl. ballyhoo or bal·ly·hoos A halfbeak (Hemiramphus brasiliensis) of the western Atlantic Ocean, often used as bait for saltwater fishing. [American Spanish balajú, balao, halfbeak, probably of Taíno origin.]ballyhoo (ˌbælɪˈhuː) n1. a noisy, confused, or nonsensical situation or uproar2. (Marketing) sensational or blatant advertising or publicityvb, -hoos, -hooing or -hooed (Marketing) (tr) chiefly US to advertise or publicize by sensational or blatant methods[C19: of uncertain origin]bal•ly•hoo (n., v. ˈbæl iˌhu; v. also ˌbæl iˈhu) n., pl. -hoos, n. 1. a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance a cause; blatant advertising. 2. clamor or outcry. v.t., v.i. 3. to promote with ballyhoo. [1900–05, Amer.; of uncertain orig.] ballyhoo Past participle: ballyhooed Gerund: ballyhooing
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ballyhoo | ballyhoo |
Present |
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I ballyhoo | you ballyhoo | he/she/it ballyhoos | we ballyhoo | you ballyhoo | they ballyhoo |
Preterite |
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I ballyhooed | you ballyhooed | he/she/it ballyhooed | we ballyhooed | you ballyhooed | they ballyhooed |
Present Continuous |
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I am ballyhooing | you are ballyhooing | he/she/it is ballyhooing | we are ballyhooing | you are ballyhooing | they are ballyhooing |
Present Perfect |
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I have ballyhooed | you have ballyhooed | he/she/it has ballyhooed | we have ballyhooed | you have ballyhooed | they have ballyhooed |
Past Continuous |
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I was ballyhooing | you were ballyhooing | he/she/it was ballyhooing | we were ballyhooing | you were ballyhooing | they were ballyhooing |
Past Perfect |
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I had ballyhooed | you had ballyhooed | he/she/it had ballyhooed | we had ballyhooed | you had ballyhooed | they had ballyhooed |
Future |
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I will ballyhoo | you will ballyhoo | he/she/it will ballyhoo | we will ballyhoo | you will ballyhoo | they will ballyhoo |
Future Perfect |
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I will have ballyhooed | you will have ballyhooed | he/she/it will have ballyhooed | we will have ballyhooed | you will have ballyhooed | they will have ballyhooed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be ballyhooing | you will be ballyhooing | he/she/it will be ballyhooing | we will be ballyhooing | you will be ballyhooing | they will be ballyhooing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been ballyhooing | you have been ballyhooing | he/she/it has been ballyhooing | we have been ballyhooing | you have been ballyhooing | they have been ballyhooing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been ballyhooing | you will have been ballyhooing | he/she/it will have been ballyhooing | we will have been ballyhooing | you will have been ballyhooing | they will have been ballyhooing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been ballyhooing | you had been ballyhooing | he/she/it had been ballyhooing | we had been ballyhooing | you had been ballyhooing | they had been ballyhooing |
Conditional |
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I would ballyhoo | you would ballyhoo | he/she/it would ballyhoo | we would ballyhoo | you would ballyhoo | they would ballyhoo |
Past Conditional |
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I would have ballyhooed | you would have ballyhooed | he/she/it would have ballyhooed | we would have ballyhooed | you would have ballyhooed | they would have ballyhooed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ballyhoo - blatant or sensational promotionhoopla, hype, plugpromotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" | Verb | 1. | ballyhoo - advertize noisily or blatantly advertise, publicise, publicize, advertize - call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" |
ballyhoonoun (Informal)1. fuss, to-do, performance (informal), noise, stir, excitement, flap (informal), racket, bustle, furore, babble, commotion, rumpus, tumult, hubbub, brouhaha, hullabaloo, hue and cry, hoo-ha The announcement was made amongst much ballyhoo.2. hype, promotion, build-up, plugging (informal), propaganda campaign, PR campaign, razzmatazz (slang), brouhaha a big ballyhoo in the pressballyhoonounA systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:advertisement, buildup, promotion, publicity, puffery.Informal: pitch, plug.Slang: hype.verb1. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product):advertise, build up, cry (up), popularize, promote, publicize, talk up.Informal: pitch, plug.Slang: push.2. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:boost, build up, enhance, promote, publicize, puff, talk up, tout.Informal: plug.Slang: hype.Translationsballyhoo (bӕliˈhuː) , ((American) ˈbӕlihu:) noun noisy or sensational advertising or publicity. a lot of ballyhoo about the filmstar's visit. 譁眾取寵的廣告或宣傳 大吹大擂ballyhooenUS
Synonyms for ballyhoonoun fussSynonyms- fuss
- to-do
- performance
- noise
- stir
- excitement
- flap
- racket
- bustle
- furore
- babble
- commotion
- rumpus
- tumult
- hubbub
- brouhaha
- hullabaloo
- hue and cry
- hoo-ha
noun hypeSynonyms- hype
- promotion
- build-up
- plugging
- propaganda campaign
- PR campaign
- razzmatazz
- brouhaha
Synonyms for ballyhoonoun a systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicitySynonyms- advertisement
- buildup
- promotion
- publicity
- puffery
- pitch
- plug
- hype
verb to make known vigorously the positive features of (a product)Synonyms- advertise
- build up
- cry
- popularize
- promote
- publicize
- talk up
- pitch
- plug
- push
verb to increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicitySynonyms- boost
- build up
- enhance
- promote
- publicize
- puff
- talk up
- tout
- plug
- hype
Synonyms for ballyhoonoun blatant or sensational promotionSynonymsRelated Words- promotion
- promotional material
- publicity
- packaging
verb advertize noisily or blatantlyRelated Words- advertise
- publicise
- publicize
- advertize
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