ballyhoo
noun [U] /ˌbæl.ɪˈhuː/
/ˈbæl.ɪ.hu/ old-fashioned slangDefinition
› a lot of noise and activity, often with no real purpose: I can't see what all this ballyhoo is about.Noise and noisy
(Definition of ballyhoo noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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