sexta-feira, 2 de novembro de 2012

Word of the day: Ballyhoo


Ballyhoo:  propaganda barulhenta, sensacionalismo, exibicionismo, propagar com muito barulho, trombetear
Synonyms: ado, alarums and excursions, commotion, blather, bluster, bother, bustle, clatter, helter-skelter, hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hurly, hurly-burly, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, turmoil, uproar
“It turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street.”
“The usual ballyhoo intended to fill the seats at mega plexes around the country.”

Obs.: megaplex: a large multiplex typically housing 16 or more movie theaters

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