Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
Advanced Dictionary      
Lookup History
ballyhoo

bal·ly·hoo

ballyhoo

 
pronunciation:
bae li hu [or] bae li hu
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: noun
definition: exaggerated, noisy, insistent advertising or publicity.
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: ballyhoos, ballyhooing, ballyhooed
definition: to advertise or publicize by extreme, clamorous methods.
This movie has been ballyhooed, but it is really only average.
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature