Synonyms for ballyhooed
verb publicizeAntonyms for ballyhooed
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
Word Origin & History
"publicity, hype," 1908, from circus slang, "a short sample of a sideshow" (1901), of unknown origin. There is a village of Ballyhooly in County Cork, Ireland. In nautical lingo, ballahou or ballahoo (1867, perhaps 1836) meant "an ungainly vessel," from Spanish balahu "schooner."
Example Sentences forballyhooed
The show was ballyhooed the whole week while the work went on.
I confessed how I ballyhooed at the door of an embroidery shop whenever a ship loosed English passengers for a two-hour visit.
Jim was stupefied to find himself once more pilloried and portraited and ballyhooed in the newspapers.