Hype

//haɪp// adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims. uncountable, usually

    "After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim."

  2. 2
    Clipping of hypodermic needle. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang

    "hype kit"

  3. 3
    Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”). alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    blatant or sensational promotion wordnet
  5. 5
    A drug addict. dated, metonymically, slang

    "The Mob enforced the No-“H” Law. They tortured pushers. They killed them. Local hypes copped in L.A. Local hypes rode the Heroin Highway."

Verb
  1. 1
    To promote heavily; to advertise or build up. transitive

    "They started hyping the new magazine months before its release."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”). alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Hyped; excited. informal
  2. 2
    Excellent, cool. slang

Synonyms

All synonyms
acidheadacknowledgmentaddictadvertisementadvocatealcoholic

Example

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"Is this what all the hype was about?"

Etymology

Clipping of hyperbole.

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