ballyhoo

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Those words could well have been spoken by Robert Moses, circa 1939, when an analog version of the Ballyhoo battle played out in Brooklyn.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 18, 2019

Bottled by hand at Connacht’s County Mayo outpost, the Ballyhoo is a pure, simple 4-year-old grain whiskey that eschews artificial coloring and kitschy trends in the name of something that actually lasts: Authenticity.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 15, 2018

The main problem at hand is finding a date for Lala to the formal ball that ends a celebration called Ballyhoo, the highlight of the year for German-Jewish society in the South.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2016

He followed his breakout movie performance in "Clueless" with his first Broadway play, Alfred Uhry's "The Last Night of Ballyhoo."

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2012

“Thank Heaven, Ballyhoo, it’s you!” exclaimed the panting youth, ready to drop from exhaustion.

From The Great Cattle Trail by Ellis, Edward Sylvester