razzle-dazzle

📖 Definitions

noun

Noisy excitement, showy display, or extravagant actions, especially when executed in an effort to distract or confuse.

💬 Usage Examples

“Donal Keating, a physicist who leads Microsoft’s forensics work, has turned the lab into an anti-piracy playpen full of microscopes and other equipment used to analyze software disks. ... The grand question surrounding Microsoft’s anti-piracy razzle-dazzle is whether it’s worth the cost.” Ashlee Vance; Chasing Pirates: Inside Microsoft’s War Room; The New York Times; Nov 6, 2010.
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