ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug
(noun) blatant or sensational promotion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hoopla (countable and uncountable, plural hooplas)
A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise.
A carnival game in which the player attempts to throw hoops around pegs.
Source: Wiktionary
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
