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English

Pronunciation
IPA|/bæli�hu�/
audio|en-us-ballyhoo.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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1. sensational|Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
2. Noisy shouting or uproar.
3. An inshore, surface-dwelling species of needlefish forming sizeable schools. Feeds mainly on sea grasses and small fishes. Mainly used as bait for offshore game fishes such as sailfish|sailfishes and marlin|marlins; utilized as a food fish in the West Indies.

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trans-top|sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity
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trans-top|noise shouting or uproar
German: Klamauk m
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trans-top|species of needlefish
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Verb
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1. To sensationalise or make grand claims.

#*1933 � w:Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt, s:Roosevelt's Fireside Chat, 7 May 1933|Fireside Chat (7 May)
#*: 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.

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trans-top|to sensationalise or make grand claims
German: marktschreierisch anpreisen
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Related terms
ballyhooed

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ru:ballyhoo
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zh:ballyhoo

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