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Meaning of Ballyhoo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
bæliˈhuː

Definitions

  1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
  2. Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
  3. An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.
  4. Noisy shouting or uproar.
  5. Hemiramphus brasiliensis

Equivalents

العربية الضّجّة
Български вря́ва патърдия шум
Bosanski шум
Français battage
Hrvatski шум
Македонски шум
Русский гам сенсация шум шумиха
Српски шум

Examples

“Talk, it's only talk / Babble, burble, banter / Bicker, bicker, bicker / Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo / It's only talk / Back talk”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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