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Noun: ballyhoo  'ba-lee,hoo
Usage: informal
  1. Blatant or sensational promotion
    - hoopla [informal], hype
Verb: ballyhoo  'ba-lee,hoo
Usage: informal
  1. Advertise noisily or blatantly

Derived forms: ballyhooing, ballyhooed, ballyhoos

Type of: advertise, advertize [US, non-standard], packaging, promo [informal], promotion, promotional material, publicise [Brit], publicity, publicize

Encyclopedia: Ballyhoo

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