<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Also called ballyhoo: a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.</li><li>Synonyms: hype, fanfare, hoopla, buildup.</li><li>Clamor or outcry.</li><li>A halfbeak, Hemiramphus brasiliensis, inhabiting both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with or without object) ballyhooed, ballyhooing: to advertise or push by ballyhoo.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>