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hype

[ hahyp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

hyped, hyping.

to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up ):
She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
to create interest in by flamboyant or dramatic methods; promote or publicize showily:
a promoter who knows how to hype a prizefight.
to intensify (advertising, promotion, or publicity) by ingenious or questionable claims, methods, etc. (usually followed by up ).
to trick; gull.

noun

exaggerated publicity; hoopla.
an ingenious or questionable claim, method, etc., used in advertising, promotion, or publicity to intensify the effect.
a swindle, deception, or trick.

hype

[ hahyp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Slang.

a hypodermic needle.
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is addicted to a drug, especially one who uses a hypodermic needle.

hype

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noun

a hypodermic needle or injection

verb

intrusually foll byup to inject oneself with a drug
tr to stimulate artificially or excite

hype

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noun

a deception or racket
intensive or exaggerated publicity or sales promotion
media hype
the person or thing so publicized

verb

to market or promote (a product) using exaggerated or intensive publicity
to falsify or rig (something)
(in the pop-music business) to buy (copies of a particular record) in such quantity as to increase its ratings in the charts

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Derived Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hype¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30, in sense “to trick, swindle,” of uncertain origin; subsequent senses perhaps by reanalysis as a shortening of hyperbole

Origin of hype²

First recorded in 1920–25; shortening of hypodermic; hypo ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hype¹

C20: shortened from hypodermic

Origin of hype²

C20: of unknown origin

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Example Sentences

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“And what I meant by that was, he didn’t have all the hype but he was a football junkie, he had a passion for the game.”

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Whether where is any truth to all the noise, or if it's just smoke and mirrors and the usual pre-fight hype, remains to be seen.

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In a post on his blog, Knoepfler called Colossal’s claims “colossal baloney” and warned, “this kind of hype is toxic and harmful to science including public trust.”

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After the 6th Street Viaduct was triumphantly unveiled, its hype quickly gave way to unruly street takeovers and copper thieves wire-stripping its lighting.

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Its decision to split the new season in half is likely due to efforts to retain subscribers, refresh its platform and increase the hype around the show.

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