hoopla

Questions about hoopla

What does hoopla mean?

hoopla means "blatant or sensational promotion".

How many syllables are in hoopla?

hoopla has 2 syllables: hoo-pla. The stress falls on "hoo". In IPA it is /ˈhuˌplɑ/.

What is another word for hoopla?

Close synonyms include ballyhoo, hype, plug. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hoopla a common word?

hoopla is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for hoopla come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.