hype
1to 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.
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.
Origin of hype
1Other definitions for hype (2 of 2)
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is addicted to a drug, especially one who uses a hypodermic needle.
Origin of hype
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British Dictionary definitions for hype (1 of 2)
/ (haɪp) slang /
a hypodermic needle or injection
(intr usually foll by up) to inject oneself with a drug
(tr) to stimulate artificially or excite
Origin of hype
1British Dictionary definitions for hype (2 of 2)
/ (haɪp) /
a deception or racket
intensive or exaggerated publicity or sales promotion: media hype
the person or thing so publicized
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
Origin of hype
2Derived forms of hype
- hyper, noun
- hyping, noun
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