Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballyhooer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bal-ly-hoo-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who engages in noisy shouting, uproar, or publicity.

Informal

Etymology

From ballyhoo + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ballyhoo

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

ballyhooers (plural)

Questions

What does ballyhooer mean?: One who engages in noisy shouting, uproar, or publicity.
Where does ballyhooer come from?: From ballyhoo + -er.

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