ALL meanings of ballyhoo
bal·ly·hoo
B b - uncountable noun ballyhoo You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated. 3
- verb ballyhoo If you say that something is ballyhooed, you mean that there is a lot of excitement about it and people are claiming that it is very good. You use this word especially when you think the thing is not as exciting or good as people say. 3
- noun ballyhoo a noisy, confused, or nonsensical situation or uproar 3
- noun ballyhoo sensational or blatant advertising or publicity 3
- verb ballyhoo to advertise or publicize by sensational or blatant methods 3
- noun ballyhoo loud talk; noisy uproar 3
- noun ballyhoo loud, exaggerated, or sensational advertising or propaganda 3
- verb transitive ballyhoo to advertise or promote by sensational methods 3
- noun plural ballyhoo a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity. 1
- noun plural ballyhoo clamor or outcry. 1
- noun plural ballyhoo a halfbeak, Hemiramphus brasiliensis, inhabiting both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. 1
- noun ballyhoo Praise or publicize extravagantly. 1
- noun ballyhoo public fuss or outcry 1
- noun ballyhoo hype, publicity 1
- transitive verb ballyhoo publicize or promote loudly 1
- noun ballyhoo Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity. 0
- noun ballyhoo Noisy shouting or uproar. 0
- noun ballyhoo Hemiramphus brasiliensis, an inshore, surface-dwelling species of needlefish forming sizeable schools. 0
- noun ballyhoo An unseaworthy or slovenly ship. 0
- verb ballyhoo To sensationalise or make grand claims. 0