ballyhoo vs kerfuffle

ballyhoo

noun
  • Noisy shouting or uproar. 

  • 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 

verb
  • To sensationalise or make grand claims. 

kerfuffle

noun
  • A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. 

verb
  • To make a disorderly outburst or commotion. 

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