ballyhoo

/bรฆliหˆhuห/

IPA: /B AE1 L IY0 HH UW1/

noun
  1. 1

    Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.

  2. 2

    Noisy shouting or uproar.

verb
  1. 1

    To sensationalise or make grand claims.

noun
  1. 1

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

noun
  1. 1

    An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.

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