"ballyhoo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bæliˈhuː/ Audio: en-us-ballyhoo.ogg [US], en-au-ballyhoo.ogg [Australia] Forms: ballyhoos [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} ballyhoo (plural ballyhoos)
  1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity. Translations (sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity): сензация (senzacija) (Bulgarian), патърдия (patǎrdija) (Bulgarian), battage [masculine] (French), шуми́ха (šumíxa) [feminine] (Russian), сенса́ция (sensácija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ballyhoo-en-noun-25mnAn1W Disambiguation of 'sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity': 96 4
  2. Noisy shouting or uproar. Translations (noise shouting or uproar): шум (šum) (Bulgarian), врява (vrjava) (Bulgarian), Klamauk [masculine] (German), шум (šum) [masculine] (Macedonian), шум (šum) [masculine] (Russian), гам (gam) [masculine] (Russian), alboroto (Spanish), jaleo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ballyhoo-en-noun-O7DSFNA8 Disambiguation of 'noise shouting or uproar': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /bæliˈhuː/ Audio: en-us-ballyhoo.ogg [US], en-au-ballyhoo.ogg [Australia] Forms: ballyhoos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish balajú. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|balajú}} Spanish balajú Head templates: {{en-noun}} ballyhoo (plural ballyhoos)
  1. Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools. Categories (lifeform): Beloniform fish
    Sense id: en-ballyhoo-en-noun-b8KczBa~ Disambiguation of Beloniform fish: 2 3 34 35 13 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 28 27 19 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 4 34 33 14 13
  2. Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
    Hemiramphus brasiliensis
    Categories (lifeform): Beloniform fish
    Sense id: en-ballyhoo-en-noun-iDv53WWt Disambiguation of Beloniform fish: 2 3 34 35 13 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 28 27 19 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 4 34 33 14 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (species of needlefish): brasiliannokkakala (Finnish), aiguillette [feminine] (French)
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'species of needlefish': 50 50

Noun [English]

IPA: /bæliˈhuː/ Audio: en-us-ballyhoo.ogg [US], en-au-ballyhoo.ogg [Australia] Forms: ballyhoos [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from Spanish balahú (“schooner”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|balahú||schooner}} Spanish balahú (“schooner”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ballyhoo (plural ballyhoos)
  1. An unseaworthy or slovenly ship. Categories (lifeform): Beloniform fish
    Sense id: en-ballyhoo-en-noun-0W6ipwM4 Disambiguation of Beloniform fish: 2 3 34 35 13 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 28 27 19 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 4 34 33 14 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [English]

IPA: /bæliˈhuː/ Audio: en-us-ballyhoo.ogg [US], en-au-ballyhoo.ogg [Australia] Forms: ballyhoos [present, singular, third-person], ballyhooing [participle, present], ballyhooed [participle, past], ballyhooed [past]
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-verb}} ballyhoo (third-person singular simple present ballyhoos, present participle ballyhooing, simple past and past participle ballyhooed)
  1. To sensationalise or make grand claims. Categories (lifeform): Beloniform fish Related terms: ballyhooed [adjective] Translations (to sensationalise or make grand claims): marktschreierisch anpreisen (German), alborotar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ballyhoo-en-verb-DhWMNY1L Disambiguation of Beloniform fish: 2 3 34 35 13 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 28 27 19 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 4 34 33 14 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "senzacija",
      "sense": "sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity",
      "word": "сензация"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "patǎrdija",
      "sense": "sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity",
      "word": "патърдия"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "battage"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šumíxa",
      "sense": "sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шуми́ха"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sensácija",
      "sense": "sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сенса́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "noise shouting or uproar",
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    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "noise shouting or uproar",
      "word": "врява"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "noise shouting or uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Klamauk"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "noise shouting or uproar",
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        "masculine"
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "шум"
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "noise shouting or uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гам"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "noise shouting or uproar",
      "word": "alboroto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "noise shouting or uproar",
      "word": "jaleo"
    }
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}

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        "present"
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      "form": "ballyhooed",
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  "pos": "verb",
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          "ref": "1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fireside Chat (7 May)",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to sensationalise or make grand claims",
      "word": "marktschreierisch anpreisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to sensationalise or make grand claims",
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    }
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}

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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "species of needlefish",
      "word": "brasiliannokkakala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "species of needlefish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aiguillette"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ballyhoo"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Spanish",
    "English terms derived from Spanish",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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  ],
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      "name": "bor"
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