See ballyhoo on Wiktionary
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},
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"word": "marktschreierisch anpreisen"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to sensationalize or make grand claims",
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}
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"Hemiramphus brasiliensis"
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"sense": "species of needlefish",
"word": "brasiliannokkakala"
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"An unseaworthy or slovenly ship."
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