hype

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hype¹

  • /haɪp/

Rhymes with -aɪp

noun hypes

  1. uncountable, usually Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims. After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.

verb hypes · hyping · hyped

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

adjective more hype · most hype

  1. informal Hyped; excited.
  2. slang Excellent, cool.

hype²

  • /haɪp/

Rhymes with -aɪp

noun hypes · hyp

  1. abbreviation, clipping, slang Clipping of hypodermic needle hype kit
  2. dated, metonymically, slang 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.

hype³

  • /haɪp/

Rhymes with -aɪp

noun hypes

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

verb hypes · hyping · hyped

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ballyhoo, hoopla, plug, overstatement, uproar, commotion, fuss, promotion, event, exaggeration, pile, publicity, image, advertisement, advertising, rubbing

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noun promotion

Españolfuror, propaganda exagerada, bombo
中文炒作 chǎozuò
Portuguêspromoção, propaganda, sensação
Françaismatraquage publicitaire, promotion, propagande, battage médiatique
DeutschHype
Русскийшуми́ха šumíxa, хайп xajp

verb to promote

Españolpromocionar, dar mucho bombo, meter bombo
中文炒作 chǎozuò
Portuguêspromover
Françaispromouvoir
Deutschwerben

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@misc{hype_2026,
  title = {hype},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hype},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}