ballyhoo

  1. Noun.  Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
  2. Noun.  Noisy shouting or uproar.
  3. Verb.  To sensationalise or make grand claims.
  4. Noun.  An inshore, surface-dwelling species of needlefish forming sizeable schools.
  5. Noun.  An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.

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