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   ballyhoo

   /ˌbalɪˈhuː/

   noun

   • 1. extravagant publicity or fuss: "after all the ballyhoo, the film was a flop"

   verb

   • 1. praise or publicize extravagantly: North American "each company ballyhoos its product as though it were the most outstanding in all creation"

   Word Origin early 20th century: American coinage of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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