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ballyhoo

 noun
     
bal‧ly‧hoo [uncountable]
informal when there is a lot of excitement or anger about something - used to show disapproval [= fuss]:
After all the ballyhoo, the film was a flop.
—ballyhoo verb [transitive]
a much ballyhooed program to recruit more police officers
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