ballyhoo
noun
a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
will ballyhoo
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future tenseof ballyhoo.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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If they’re on the list, they will ballyhoo it quietly, and if they’re not on the list, their noses will be out of joint.
From New York Times β Jul. 24, 2010
