ballyhoo vs gush

ballyhoo

verb
  • To sensationalise or make grand claims. 

noun
  • An unseaworthy or slovenly ship. 

  • Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity. 

  • Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools. 

  • Hemiramphus brasiliensis 

  • Noisy shouting or uproar. 

gush

verb
  • To make an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment. 

  • To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume. 

  • To ejaculate during orgasm. 

  • To flow forth suddenly, in great volume. 

noun
  • A sudden rapid outflow. 

How often have the words ballyhoo and gush occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )