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ballyhooed, a. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈbalɪhuːd|, U.S. |ˈbæliˌhud|
Forms: 19– ballyhoed, 19– ballyhoo'd, 19– ballyhooed
[‹ ballyhoo v. + -ed suffix1.]
Extravagantly promoted; vaunted. Freq. with much.
1919Bridgeport (Connecticut) Standard Telegram 9 May 10/7 It's a well ballyhooed fact that a camel can't pass through the eye of a needle. 1922S. H. Clark & W. Campbell Federal Reserve Monster xii. 85 That's what this ballyhooed ‘franchise tax’ amounted to in 1921..—a tax of $59,974,466, which cost $62,890,139 to collect! 1924Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 5 Mar. 18/6 The climax of the story told revolves around Zev and his much ballyhooed visit to European tracks. 1968Economist 3 Feb. 56/3 The long awaited, much ballyhooed merger. 1993Sports Illustr. 12 Apr. 23/1 The ballyhooed group of players..were quickly forgotten when Michigan brought in its Fab Five a year later. |