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Definition ballyhoo

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

ballyhoo (plural ballyhoos)

1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
2. Noisy shouting or uproar.

Verb

ballyhoo (third-person singular simple present ballyhoos, present participle ballyhooing, simple past and past participle ballyhooed)

1. To sensationalise or make grand claims.

Etymology 2

Spanish balajú

Noun

ballyhoo (plural ballyhoos)

1. Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
   1. Hemiramphus brasiliensis

Etymology 3

Possibly from Spanish balahú (“schooner”).

Noun

ballyhoo (plural ballyhoos)

1. An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.

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