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ballyhoo

/ˈbæl.i.huː/

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noun

/ˈbæl.i.huː/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее откровенную, шумную или сенсационную рекламу или продвижение, часто характеризующееся преувеличенными заявлениями или шумихой.

A noun referring to blatant, noisy, or sensational promotion or advertising, often characterized by exaggerated claims or hype.

uncountable

  1. Sensational promotionC1informalamerican

    Blatant, noisy, or exaggerated advertising or publicity designed to attract attention.

    ruШумиха

    • The movie's release was surrounded by a lot of ballyhoo.
    • The company's new product launch was pure ballyhoo with little substance.
    • Critics dismissed the event as mere ballyhoo.

    Synonymsadvertisingbuildupfanfarehooplahypepromotionpublicitypuffery

  2. Noisy or blatant advertisingC1informalamerican

    To advertise or promote something in a loud, exaggerated, or sensational manner.

    ruШумная реклама

    • They ballyhooed the new restaurant as the best in town.
    • The politician ballyhooed his achievements during the campaign.
    • The company ballyhooed its latest gadget with flashy commercials.

    Synonymsfanfarehooplahypepromotionpublicitypufferysensationalism

    Antonymsquietudeunderstatement

Forms
  • ballyhoos plural form
  • ballyhoos' possessive plural form
  • ballyhoo's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

/ˈbæl.i.huː/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий рекламировать или популяризировать что-либо громким, преувеличенным или сенсационным способом.

A verb meaning to promote or publicize something in a loud, exaggerated, or sensational manner.

  1. Promote noisily or blatantlyC1informalamerican

    To advertise or publicize something in an exaggerated, sensational, or noisy manner.

    ruШумно рекламировать

    • The company ballyhooed its new product with flashy commercials.
    • They ballyhooed the event as the biggest show of the year.
    • The movie was ballyhooed so much that it disappointed audiences.

    Synonymsadvertiseflackhypeplugpromotetout

    Antonymsconcealdownplayhidesuppressunderstate

Forms
  • ballyhooed past participle
  • ballyhooed past simple
  • ballyhooing present participle
  • ballyhoos third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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