ballyhoo

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbæliˈhuː/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbæliˌhu/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. bal′ē ho̅o̅′; v. bal′ē ho̅o̅′, bal′ē ho̅o̅′)

Inflections of 'ballyhoo' (n): npl: ballyhoos

Inflections of 'ballyhoo' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
ballyhoo n	(public fuss or outcry)	alharaca nf
	(coloquial)	escandalera nf
		alboroto nm
ballyhoo n	(hype, publicity)	propaganda nf
	(coloquial)	bombo nm
		despliegue nm
ballyhoo [sth]⇒ vtr	US (publicize or promote loudly)	hacer alharaca de loc verb
		dar bombo, hacer bombo loc verb
	(ES, AR, coloquial)	anunciar a bombo y platillo loc verb
	The government ballyhooed its new reforms but we're not seeing any real improvement.

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