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BALLYHOO ARTIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ballyhoo artist mean? 

BALLYHOO ARTIST (noun)
  The noun BALLYHOO ARTIST has 1 sense:

1. someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention

  Familiarity information: BALLYHOO ARTIST used as a noun is very rare.


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BALLYHOO ARTIST (noun)


Sense 1ballyhoo artist [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

ballyhoo artist; sensationalist

Hypernyms ("ballyhoo artist" is a kind of...):

publiciser; publicist; publicizer (someone who publicizes)


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