📚 Ballyhoo, noun. 🔉 /ˌbalɪˈhuː/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition (informal • mass noun): Extravagant publicity or fuss. ❗️ Examples: 1. After all the ballyhoo, the film was a flop. 2. The ballyhoo with which the film has been received has to be attributed, at least in part, to the impoverishment of field from which it springs. 3. There has been a lot of ballyhoo about all these developments, but it is worth noting that these deals will be worthless unless new legislation is passed to modernise the law on casinos. 4. With loud hurrahs from appropriate quarters and much general ballyhoo, my friend went along to that victory parade in London. 5. Admittedly, he owes his fame largely to the media ballyhoo, but he's fed and clothed by the readers who have bought his books. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic