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Definition of: ballyhoo
(bal′ē·h
) noun Colloq.
1. Noisy patter: the ballyhoo of a side-show announcer.
2. Any immoderate, unrestrained advertising.
3. Conspicuous noisiness of speech, manner, or habit.
—v.t. & v.i. ·hooed, ·hoo·ing To advocate or promote by means of ballyhoo. [Origin unknown]
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