Ballyhoo — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

blatant or sensational promotion

advertize noisily or blatantly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæplɑːk/

🇬🇧British English

/apˈɪkjʊlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/apˈɪkjʊlˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæplɑːk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hype hoopla plug

Parts of Speech

noun	blatant or sensational promotion
verb	advertize noisily or blatantly

Word Forms

ballyhoo	verb	advertize noisily or blatantly
plug	verb	make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
ballyhoo	noun	blatant or sensational promotion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tamtam

offensichtliche oder aufsehenerregende Werbung

🇫🇷French

battage

promotion flagrante ou sensationnelle

🇪🇸Spanish

alboroto

promoción descarada o sensacionalista

🇵🇹Portuguese

alarde

promoção flagrante ou sensacional

🇷🇺Russian

шумиха

явная или сенсационная реклама

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धूम

ज़बरदस्त या सनसनीखेज प्रचार

🇧🇩Bengali

বালিহু

নির্লজ্জ বা চাঞ্চল্যকর প্রচার

🇮🇳Tamil

பலிஹூ

அப்பட்டமான அல்லது பரபரப்பான பதவி உயர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

బాల్లీహూ

కఠోరమైన లేదా సంచలనాత్మక ప్రచారం

🇮🇳Marathi

बॉलीहू

स्पष्ट किंवा खळबळजनक जाहिरात

🇮🇳Gujarati

બલિહૂ

સ્પષ્ટ અથવા સનસનાટીભર્યા પ્રમોશન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಯಾಲಿಹೂ

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯ ಪ್ರಚಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാലിഹൂ

നഗ്നമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സെൻസേഷണൽ പ്രമോഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੱਲੀਹੂ

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਜਾਂ ਸਨਸਨੀਖੇਜ਼ ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بالی ہو

واضح یا سنسنی خیز فروغ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大肆宣传

公然或耸人听闻的促销

🇯🇵Japanese

バリフー

あからさまな、またはセンセーショナルなプロモーション

🇰🇷Korean

발리후

노골적이거나 선정적인 홍보

🇹🇭Thai

บัลลีฮู

การโปรโมตที่โจ่งแจ้งหรือน่าตื่นเต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegemparan

promosi yang terang-terangan atau sensasional

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.ballyhoo

الترويج الصارخ أو المثير

🇮🇷Persian

بالیهو

ترفیع آشکار یا پر شور

🇹🇷Turkish

çok güzel

bariz veya sansasyonel tanıtım

🇮🇱Hebrew

באליהו

קידום בוטה או סנסציוני

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