Hyper

//ˈhaɪ.pə// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Energetic; overly diligent. slang

    "Why do I want to snort coke so I can be extremely hyper and talk nonstop?"

  2. 2
    Clipping of hyperactive abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "Steve: No, man, she's not my type. She's not even... in the ballpark of what my type is, all right? / Dustin: What's your type again? Not awesome? / Steve: Thank you. / Dustin: Hm. / Steve: For your information, she's still in school. And she's weird. She's a weirdo. And she's hyper. I don't like that she's hyper. And she did drama. That's a bad look. And she's in a band?! No."

  3. 3
    Of or related to hyper characters. informal

    "OMGlife. wow. Anyway, I tend to stay somewhat realistic, and will only go hyper with someone who enjoys it."

  4. 4
    Extremely exaggerated in size and/or involving an excessive amount of substances, like a bodily fluids. informal

    "hyper cock"

  5. 5
    Clipping of hypersexual abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of hyperextension. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal
  2. 2
    Alternative form of hiper. alt-of, alternative

    "Mason of Blencogo was a strong fellow, with no great science or action, and how he disposed of Nichol of Bothel, who was one of the best hypers of the day, puzzled not a few."

  3. 3
    Clipping of hypersexuality. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable
  4. 4
    Clipping of hyperspace. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable
  5. 5
    Clipping of hyperthyroidism. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable

    "When I was diagnosed with hyper, I was vomiting, eating as though I had been suffering from malnutrition, sweating profusely, shaking uncontrollably.....and it's funny now, but I thought I was pregnant and suffering morning sickness."

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  1. 6
    A character or an individual with large body parts, usually the erogenous zones, with extremely exaggerated sizes, as the object of paraphilic arousal. countable, informal

    "Not really much to say about me, really....for all intents and purposes I actually qualify as a hyper, I suppose. I'm a 3ft 7in tall mousie that has to wear baggy pants just to walk about in public, and even then my..erm...luggage still shows a little. n.n; Though they've been known to get bigger under certain circumstances....sometimes uncontrollably."

  2. 7
    A paraphilia involving large, exaggerated body parts, or excessive amount of expelled substances, like bodily fluids. informal, uncountable

    "So we have come to a conclusion. Since the definition of "hyper" shouldn't just mean "big genitals" it should cover the whole spectrum of the body. Whether it's muscle or whatever one thinks is hyper. Hyper doesn't have one set meaning and we believe people deserve to have entitlement to share their sonas of hyper anything and not just by their crotch or chest but by their body itself. So with that hyper muscle and anything that defines "hyper" is welcome to be shared and faved or posted here. We want furs to be comfortable here and flaunt their massive anatomy. Thanks for listening and here's to hyper!"

Verb
  1. 1
    To subject (a film or plate) to photographic hypersensitization, chiefly as a technique in astrophotography. transitive

    "In the last fifteen years more and more amateurs, particularly in the USA, have been hypersensitising (‘hypering’) film to improve its performance. ¶ The hypering process removes moisture from the film and lightly pre-fogs the emulsion to form sites around which grains can form."

  2. 2
    To expose (an animal) to a disease-causing organism, to promote hyperimmunity. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Shortenings, all ultimately from the prefix hyper-.

Etymology 2

Shortenings, all ultimately from the prefix hyper-.

Etymology 3

Shortenings, all ultimately from the prefix hyper-.

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