Sekirov Dictionary

hype

/haɪp/

adjective 2
noun 3
verb 1
forms 5
phrases 1

adjective2

(informal) Hyped; excited.
(slang) Excellent, cool.

noun3

•
Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.
- After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.
(slang) Clipping of hypodermic needle.
•
(slang, old-fashioned) A drug addict.
- 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. — 2001

verb1

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To promote or advertise heavily.
- They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.

forms

hyped · hyping · hypes · more hype · most hype

Phrases with hype

hype up
To talk up; to promote extravagantly.

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