"ballyhooed" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more ballyhooed [comparative], most ballyhooed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ballyhooed (comparative more ballyhooed, superlative most ballyhooed)
  1. Sensationalized; presented with grand claims.
    Sense id: en-ballyhooed-en-adj-1J~Tciat

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ballyhooed
  1. simple past and past participle of ballyhoo Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: ballyhoo
    Sense id: en-ballyhooed-en-verb-jpqI-tdC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

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