Hoopla — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

blatant or sensational promotion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈuːplə/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪdɹəkəɹˌɪsən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪdɹəkəɹˌɪsən/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈuːplə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hype ballyhoo plug

Word Forms

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tamtam

offensichtliche oder aufsehenerregende Werbung

🇫🇷French

battage

promotion flagrante ou sensationnelle

🇪🇸Spanish

alboroto

promoción descarada o sensacionalista

🇮🇹Italian

trambusto

promozione sfacciata o sensazionale

🇳🇱Dutch

heisa

flagrante of sensationele promotie

🇵🇹Portuguese

comoção

promoção flagrante ou sensacional

🇷🇺Russian

шумиха

явная или сенсационная реклама

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गड़बड़

ज़बरदस्त या सनसनीखेज प्रचार

🇧🇩Bengali

হুপলা

নির্লজ্জ বা চাঞ্চল্যকর প্রচার

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹூப்லா

அப்பட்டமான அல்லது பரபரப்பான பதவி உயர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

హూప్లా

కఠోరమైన లేదా సంచలనాత్మక ప్రచారం

🇮🇳Marathi

हुपला

स्पष्ट किंवा खळबळजनक जाहिरात

🇮🇳Gujarati

હૂપલા

સ્પષ્ટ અથવા સનસનાટીભર્યા પ્રમોશન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೂಪ್ಲಾ

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯ ಪ್ರಚಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൂപ്ല

നഗ്നമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സെൻസേഷണൽ പ്രമോഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੂਪਲਾ

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਜਾਂ ਸਨਸਨੀਖੇਜ਼ ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوپلا

واضح یا سنسنی خیز فروغ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喧嚣

公然或耸人听闻的促销

🇯🇵Japanese

大騒ぎ

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

후플라

노골적이거나 선정적인 홍보

🇻🇳Vietnamese

huyên náo

quảng cáo trắng trợn hoặc giật gân

🇹🇭Thai

ฮูพลา

การโปรโมตที่โจ่งแจ้งหรือน่าตื่นเต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehebohan

promosi yang terang-terangan atau sensasional

🇵🇭Filipino

gulo

lantaran o kahindik-hindik na promosyon

🇲🇾Malay

gemuruh

promosi secara terang-terangan atau sensasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الضجيج

الترويج الصارخ أو المثير

🇮🇷Persian

هوپلو

ترفیع آشکار یا پر شور

🇹🇷Turkish

çember

bariz veya sansasyonel tanıtım

🇮🇱Hebrew

חחחח

קידום בוטה או סנסציוני

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