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ballyhoo

[bal-ee-hoo, bal-ee-hoo, bal-ee-hoo] / ˈbæl iˌhu, ˈbæl iˌhu, ˌbæl iˈhu /


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Ballyhoo is a small family startup led by the Shapiro brothers, Adam and Nate.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 18, 2019

The movie was directed by Rowland Brown, a onetime reporter, from a script he wrote with another newsman, Courtenay Terrett, the author of “Only Saps Work: A Ballyhoo for Racketeering.”

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2019

Bottled by hand at Connacht’s County Mayo outpost, the Ballyhoo is a pure, simple 4-year-old grain whiskey that eschews artificial coloring and kitschy trends in the name of something that actually lasts: Authenticity.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 15, 2018

He followed his breakout movie performance in "Clueless" with his first Broadway play, Alfred Uhry's "The Last Night of Ballyhoo."

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2012

“Why, what else could it be, Baby?” asked Ballyhoo, repressing his own uneasiness.

From The Great Cattle Trail by Ellis, Edward Sylvester




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