Ballyhoo

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  • noun. noisy or blatant advertizing or publicity.
  • transitive verb. to advertize or publicize noisily or blatantly.
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  • noun. An inshore, surface-dwelling species of needlefish forming sizeable schools.
  • noun. An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.
  • noun. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
  • noun. Noisy shouting or uproar.
  • verb. To sensationalise or make grand claims.
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  • noun. blatant or sensational promotion
  • verb. advertize noisily or blatantly
  • Word Usage
    "The next town we 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."
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