Ballyhoos

/ˈbæliˌhuːz/ noun

Definition

Plural of ballyhoo; instances of loud, exaggerated advertising or promotional campaigns.

Etymology

Plural or third-person singular present of 'ballyhoo,' the root word appearing in American English by the 1900s with uncertain but possibly Irish etymological origins.

Kelly Says

The plural form reminds us that we live in an age of countless competing ballyhoos—advertisers use multiple exaggerated claims simultaneously to cut through the noise, which means you're probably being ballyhoo'd right now by several different companies.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሚዲያ ሰራተኛ
mee-dee-ya se-ra-te-nya
ARالعربية
الترويج
al-ta-roo-ij
BNবাংলা
শব্দ ছড়ানো
shobdo chora-no
CACatalà
fermentacions
fer-men-ta-cions
CSČeština
vyvolávače
vy-vo-la-va-če
DADansk
opildrives
op-ild-dri-ves
DEDeutsch
Aufhetzer
owf-het-zer
ELΕλληνικά
κατασκηνώνες
kata-ski-no-nes
ESEspañol
alborotas
al-bor-o-tas
FAفارسی
شایعه پراکنی
sha-ye-e-prak-a-ni
FISuomi
huutoja
hhoo-too-ja
FRFrançais
fanfarons
fan-fa-rons
GUGU
બોલાવટ
bo-la-vat
HAHA
yiyaye
yi-ya-ye
HEעברית
הדגשות
he-da-ges-hot
HIहिन्दी
शोर
shoor
HUMagyar
felforgatók
fel-for-gat-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembicaraan keras
pembi-ca-raan ke-ras
IGIG
kọọ
ko-o
ITItaliano
clamores
kla-mo-res
JA日本語
騒ぎ
sawagi
KKKK
қауіпсіздік
kaw-ip-si-z-dik
KMKM
ប្រកាស
pra-kas
KO한국어
소문
so-mun
MRMR
प्रचार
pra-cha-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
pembicaraan keras
mem-bi-ca-raan ke-ras
MYမြန်မာ
ရှုပ်ပြန်
shu-p-jan
NLNederlands
opwindingen
op-win-din-gen
NONorsk
oppildrives
op-pil-dri-ves
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾહી
sha-hee
PLPolski
rozpalacze
roz-pa-la-cze
PTPortuguês
alvoroços
al-vo-ro-sos
RORomână
ciocnirea
choi-cn-i-rea
RUРусский
подстрекатели
pod-stre-ka-te-li
SVSvenska
upphetsningar
upp-het-s-ningar
SWKiswahili
kuza kelele
ku-za ke-le-le
TAதமிழ்
சத்தம் செய்து
sa-tham sei-thu
TEతెలుగు
చర్చ చేయడం
char-cha che-ya-dam
THไทย
โฆษณา
ho-kha-na
TLTL
pag-a-alboroto
pa-g-a-al-bo-ro-to
TRTürkçe
gürültüler
gur-lut-le-re
UKУкраїнська
розпалювачі
roz-pa-lyu-va-chi
URاردو
شہرت پھیلانے
sha-hert pheil-a-ne
VITiếng Việt
náo nhiệt
nao nhiet
YOYO
ṣeṣe
ṣe-ṣe
ZH中文
炒作
chao zuo
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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