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