PUBLICITY
NOUNS
► BALLYHOO a ‘barker’s’ speech; publicity in advance of a project; hence, blarney → 1914 US
► DAIRY exposure, publicity → 1910s sl.
► FLACK ► FLAK publicity; hype → Bk2006 US sl.
► RAZZAMATAZZ ► RAZZMATAZZ noisy, showy publicity or display → 1888 sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► FLACK a publicity agent → 1939 sl., orig. US
► P.A. a press agent; a publicity agent → 1920s
VERBS
► FLY THE KITE to seek publicity → 1890s society sl.
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