HOOPLA

ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug

(noun) blatant or sensational promotion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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ā€œCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā€ ā€“ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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