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hype.

Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/haɪp/

  1. Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.

    uncountable · usually
    After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ὑπερ- (huper-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω (huperbállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ)bor. Latin hyperbolēbor. Middle English iperbole English hyperboleclip. English hype Clipping of hyperbole.

verb/haɪp/

  1. To promote or advertise heavily.

    transitive
    They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ὑπερ- (huper-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω (huperbállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ)bor. Latin hyperbolēbor. Middle English iperbole English hyperboleclip. English hype Clipping of hyperbole.

adj/haɪp/

  1. Hyped; excited.

    informal

  2. Excellent, cool.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ὑπερ- (huper-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω (huperbállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ)bor. Latin hyperbolēbor. Middle English iperbole English hyperboleclip. English hype Clipping of hyperbole.

noun/haɪp/

  1. Clipping of hypodermic needle.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · slang
    hype kit

  2. A drug addict.

    dated · metonymically · slang
noun/haɪp/

  1. Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”).

    alt-of · alternative
verb/haɪp/

  1. Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”).

    alt-of · alternative
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