ballyhoo
Plural: ballyhoos
Noun
- blatant or sensational promotion
- Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
- Noisy shouting or uproar.
- Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
- Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
- Hemiramphus brasiliensis
- An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.
Verb
Verb Forms: ballyhooed, ballyhooing, ballyhoos
- To promote or publicize extravagantly and noisily.
- advertize noisily or blatantly
- To sensationalize or make grand claims.
Examples
- He tried to ballyhoo his mediocre play as a strategic masterpiece.
Origin / Etymology
Unknown. Probably an expressive gibberish word.
Scrabble Score: 16
ballyhoo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordballyhoo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ballyhoo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
ballyhoo: valid Words With Friends Word