ballyhoo
noun
a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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When Mayor Mackey heard of this rival agitation, he told Senator Fess: "If you go to Atlantic City, the delegates will be ballyhooing around all night and bathing all day."
From Time Magazine Archive
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