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ballyhoo

The correct spelling is ballyhoo.

How to pronounce ballyhoo

/bæliˈhuː/
noun

IPA: /bæliˈhuː/

Say it like: Bal-lyh-oo

The correct spelling is ballyhoo. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
  2. 2.Noisy shouting or uproar.
  3. 3.Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
  4. 4.An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.

verb

  1. 1.To sensationalise or make grand claims.

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