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ballyhoonoun a state of noisy, confused activityit turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street ado, alarums and excursions, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter(chiefly dialect), coil, commotion, corroboree(Australian), disturbance, do(chiefly dialect), foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha(also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry(or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle(chiefly British), moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore(Scottish), squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roardisorder, unrest, upheavaleruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburstbrawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee(also mêlée), scuffledither, fever, fret, lather, tizzy calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity(or tranquility)order, orderliness information released to the media that is designed to gain public attention or support for a person, business, or causethe usual ballyhoo intended to fill the seats at megaplexes around the country hype, publicity, puffery ad, advertisement, commercial, message, plug, promotion, spot, wordbanner, bill, billboard, placard, poster, signadvertising, marketing, propagandapronouncement, publication, releasebroadcast, bulletin, dispatch, newscast, report, storyink(slang), testimonial, write-up ballyhooverbto praise or publicize lavishly and often excessivelythat reviewer always ballyhoos any book by one of his pet authors blow up, crack up, cry up, glorify, tout, trumpet, tub-thump acclaim, applaud, extol(also extoll), laud, magnifycommend, compliment, eulogizeadvance, advertise, announce, blare, blaze, blazon, boost, herald, offer, plug, promote, publicizeassert, aver, claim, declare, lay down, make out, proclaim, pronounce to provide publicity forthe TV networks usually spend the summer months ballyhooing their new fall shows boost, hype, pitch, plug, promote, publicize, talk up, tout advertise, bark, merchandise(also merchandize), sellpushacclaim, hail, laud, praiseendorse(also indorse), plump (for), plunk (for)or plonk (for)recommend, reviewannounce, broadcast, publish beat the drum (for) in 1901 |