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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ballyhoo /baliˈhuː/ informal

▶noun extravagant publicity or fuss. ▶verb (ballyhoos, ballyhooing, ballyhooed) chiefly N. Amer. praise or publicize extravagantly.

– origin C19 (orig. US): of unknown origin.

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