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How to pronounce hoopla in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ballyhoo, hype, plug
Type of packaging, promo, promotion, promotional material, publicity

Examples of hoopla

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If you've used Jawbones in the past, you'll understand what the hoopla is about.
From the techcrunch.com
This hoopla about him flying business class or first class is really ridiculous.
From the thestate.com
Few players with such talent and hoopla have pitched so few innings by that age.
From the washingtonpost.com
The locals apparently complained about the ruckus from all the celebrity hoopla.
From the kentucky.com
After the hoopla settled, I was able to put the situation in a football context.
From the newsday.com
Today, he shuns the 40th anniversary hoopla surrounding his Jerusalem apartment.
From the time.com
All in all, the Rocks looked relieved to have the opening day hoopla behind them.
From the denverpost.com
The candidates were outraged to find no reception committee, no hoopla, no autos.
From the time.com
She did all of this hoopla of publicity and whatever in order so she could fly.
From the voanews.com
More examples
  • Ballyhoo: blatant or sensational promotion
  • HOOPLA! -- 'Hooray for Object Oriented Programming Languages!' -- was a periodical published by OOPSTAD. It was one of the first publications entirely devoted to Object-Oriented Programming techniques and the Smalltalk programming language.
  • A funfair or simply fair (e.g., "county fair", "state fair") is a small to medium sized traveling show primarily composed of stalls and other amusements. ...
  • A bustling to-do; excited speech or noise, usually loud; a carnival game in which the player attempts to throw hoops around pegs
  • A commotion, turmoil, tumult, or to-do, such as a hullabaloo / haloobaloo, as derived from the command to move, as when directing a child to take a step; see STORM, MOVE OUT, NO REST, JUMP-START, GOOD TO GO, GOYA, FAT, OP TEMPO, SADDLE-UP, BATTAILOUS; compare CHOGI, CHOP CHOP, RIKI TIK, HUBBA- ...
  • Basketball excitement: Hoopla.