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单词 ballyhooed
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ballyhooedadj.

Brit. /ˈbalɪhuːd/, U.S. /ˈbæliˌhud/
Forms: 1900s– ballyhoed, 1900s– ballyhoo'd, 1900s– ballyhooed.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ballyhoo v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < ballyhoo v. + -ed suffix1.
Originally U.S.
Extravagantly promoted; vaunted. Frequently with much.
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the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > [adjective] > boasted of
ybosted1377
bragged1599
self-boasted1599
vaunted1635
boasted1667
touted1895
ballyhooed1919
1919 Bridgeport (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.
1922 S. 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!
1924 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 5 Mar. 18/6 The climax of the story told revolves around Zev and his much ballyhooed visit to European tracks.
1968 Economist 3 Feb. 56/3 The long awaited, much ballyhooed merger.
1993 Sports Illustr. 12 Apr. 23/1 The ballyhooed group of players..were quickly forgotten when Michigan brought in its Fab Five a year later.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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