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Ballyhoo   /bˈælihˈu/   Listen
Ballyhoo

noun
1.
Blatant or sensational promotion.  Synonyms: hoopla, hype, plug.
verb
(past & past part. ballyhooed; pres. part. ballyhooing)
1.
Advertize noisily or blatantly.



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"Ballyhoo" Quotes from Famous Books



... come to there was a county fair, and the doctor run acrost an old pal of his'n who had a show on the grounds and wanted to hire him fur what he called a ballyhoo man. Which was the first I ever hearn them called that, but I got better acquainted with them since. They are the fellers that stands out in front and gets you all excited about the Siamese twins or the ...
— Danny's Own Story • Don Marquis



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