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ballyhoo of blazes
ballyhoo of blazes Naut. slang. Also ballyhoo. [Etym. of first element uncertain, but perh. same word as ballahou (see Amer. Speech (1945) XX. 184 ff.).] Sailors' term of contempt for a vessel which they dislike for any reason.1836 Knickerbocker Aug. 203 Jack Marlinspike..couldn't get a situation af... Oxford English Dictionary
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ballahou
ballahou, ballahoo Naut. and W. Ind. (ˌbælaˈhuː) [ad. Sp. balah{uacu} schooner.] See quots. 1867 and 1958; also, applied contemptuously to a lubberly or ungainly vessel. Cf. ballyhoo of blazes.1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 71 Ballahou, a sharp-floored fast-sailing schooner, with taunt fore-and-aft sa... Oxford English Dictionary
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David Freedman
The best known is probably Blue Blazes (1936), starring Buster Keaton as an inept fireman. (1932) Phantom Fame: The Anatomy of Ballyhoo (1931) Yoo-Hoo Prosperity! wikipedia.org
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