ballyhoo

Meanings

Noun

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

Verb

To sensationalise or make grand claims.

Origin

Unknown.
From Spanish balajú.
Possibly from Spanish balahú ("schooner").

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