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ballyhoo 

1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
2. Noisy shouting or uproar
The motor press certainly ballyhooed the car.
ballyhoo by black_ice June 16, 2005

Ballyhoo 

Ballyhoo is a delightful term for a noisy and extravagant commotion or display, often used to grab attention or create excitement. It's like a grand parade of chaos and fanfare, where everyone's trying to outdo each other in making a spectacle. Imagine a circus arriving in a small town - that's some real ballyhoo!
Usage Example 1: "The new restaurant's opening was a grand ballyhoo, with fireworks, a red carpet, and a marching band playing 'Hail to the Chef'."

Usage Example 2: "Jane's birthday party turned into a full-blown ballyhoo, complete with confetti cannons, dancing llamas, and a surprise guest appearance by a unicorn."
Ballyhoo by dgassadf October 11, 2023

ballyhoo 

A concept introduced at some point in the webcomic "Scoob and Shag". Further details have been excluded to avoid spoilers.
Day 1 of reading Scoob and Shag: "haha scooby-doo and shaggy funny"
Day 15 of reading Scoob and Shag: "I wonder what this character's ballyhoo will be?"
ballyhoo by Aqxer June 8, 2021
1.The best freakin band EVER.

2. A word used out of excitment.
1. Got Ballyhoo bumpin in your stereo.

2. Ballyhoo!!!!!!
ballyhoo! by asdjklana July 30, 2007
A world class regaee/rock band that consists of 4 talented womanizers, cobblers, and horse rapists. The name of the band is synonomous with the talents they posess as a collective and may be used as an action descriptor.
1. Those cocky dudes are all about some Ballyhoo!. Women beware.

2. Yo son, my kicks was just Ballyhoo'd.

3. Something really must have spooked them horses good. Maybe they were ballyhoo'd by some ballyhooligans. Shit.

4. My ears are bleeding from all this ballyhoo!

Ballyhoo! by Hizzimania June 23, 2008

Ballyhoo! Kleenex 

After falling asleep with a woman (or man) you aren't proud you just had sex with, you wake and go in the bathroom and poop. You do not wipe your ass. When you get back to the bed, you wipe your dirty ass on the sheets and then roll her (him) over into it. Suggest you leave before morning. The Ballyhoo! Kleenex.
"Dude, are you even aware of the hideousness that took you home last night?"
"I realized it after a short nap when I woke to some beer shits. I left her a Ballyhoo! Kleenex though."

"Man, I had too much to drink last night and had some squirtage. I accidentally left that girl a Ballyhoo! Kleenex."
Ballyhoo! Kleenex by SGT Cheese Hater September 2, 2013
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