ballyhoo

noun

bal·ly·hoo ˈba-lē-ˌhü

plural ballyhoos

Synonyms of ballyhoo next

: a noisy attention-getting demonstration or talk

: flamboyant, exaggerated, or sensational promotion or publicity

: excited commotion

ballyhoo transitive verb

Examples of ballyhoo in a Sentence

it turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street the usual ballyhoo intended to fill the seats at megaplexes around the country

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At this point, The Rock already had one foot out the door toward Hollywood, and the win would matter less in his career than the overall ballyhoo of the match. —

Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024 For all the ballyhoo about the total solar eclipse this past April, the event didn’t stir up much in the way of conspiracy thinking. —

Eric Olson, Washington Post, 7 July 2024 Curiously, there seemed to be no VIP or movie star ballyhoo; instead, as The Times wrote, the inaugural passengers on the north-to-south trip were 150 L.A.-area schoolkids. —

Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023 This is one bit of ballyhoo that came to pass; the Pittsburgh Pirates held spring training in Paso Robles, and then San Bernardino; the Chicago White Sox in Pasadena; and the Chicago Cubs on Catalina Island. —

Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for ballyhoo