ballyhoo

Meaning of ballyhoo

noun
  1. extravagant publicity or fuss.
    after all the ballyhoo, the film was a flop
verb
  1. praise or publicize extravagantly.
    each company ballyhoos its product as though it were the most outstanding in all creation
    a much-ballyhooed musical extravaganza

late 19th century: American coinage of unknown origin.

Information about ballyhoo

  • The plural form of ballyhoo is: ballyhoos.
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Hyphenation of ballyhoo

bal-ly-hoo

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • ballyhoo is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

ballyhoo synonyms

Meaning hoopla:

hoopla, hype, plug

Meaning the giving out of information about a product, person, or company for advertising or promotional purposes:

publicity

Meaning the activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services:

advertising

Meaning the publicizing of a product, organization, or venture so as to increase sales or public awareness:

promotion

Meaning the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising:

marketing

Meaning information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view:

propaganda

Meaning an act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself:

push

Meaning exaggerated or false praise:

puffery

Meaning help or encourage (something) to increase or improve:

boosting

Meaning a state of confused and noisy disturbance:

commotion

Meaning a display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest:

fuss

Meaning a state of agitation or fuss, especially about something unimportant:

ado

Meaning a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind:

flurry

Meaning a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness:

excitement

Meaning agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence:

ferment

Meaning a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people:

tumult

Meaning excited activity and movement:

bustle

Meaning an elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson:

spiel

Meaning a commotion; a fuss:

hullabaloo

Meaning a state of agitation; a panic:

flap

Meaning a sound made by something striking or falling into liquid:

splash

Meaning a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views:

kerfuffle

Words that rhyme with ballyhoo

No rhymes for ballyhoo found