ballyhoo
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ballyhoo¹
- /bæliˈhuː/
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps a shortening of the Irish village Ballyhooly, known for its rowdiness.
noun ballyhoos
- Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
- Noisy shouting or uproar. Talk, it's only talk / Babble, burble, banter / Bicker, bicker, bicker / Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo / It's only talk / Back talk
Similar: hoopla
verb ballyhoos · ballyhooing · ballyhooed
- To sensationalize or make grand claims. Industry has picked up, railroads are carrying more freight, farm prices are better, but I am not going to indulge in issuing proclamations of over-enthusiastic assurance. We cannot ballyhoo ourselves back to prosperity.
ballyhoo²
- /bæliˈhuː/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish balajú.
noun ballyhoos · ballyhoo
- Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
- Hemiramphus brasiliensis
ballyhoo³
- /bæliˈhuː/
Where it comes from
Possibly from Spanish balahú (“schooner”).
noun ballyhoos
- An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.
