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halal - (haw-lal')
make boast self, celebrate, commend, deal, make, foolish glory, give light, be make,

A primitive root; to be clear (orig. Of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify -- (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(- ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.

Daniel,
If halal defines itself as being "clamorously foolish", "to shine", "to make a show", I think it then leaves that expression up to the individual.

What say you?