# hype

Pronunciation: say "HYP" /haɪp/

## Noun

1. Excited publicity and talk that build up interest in something, especially when they make exaggerated claims.
   - Simple: Talk and advertising that make people excited about something, often saying it is better than it is.
   - _Despite months of hype, the album sold fewer copies than the band's last one._
   - _Investors who bought into the hype around the startup lost most of their money._
6. Clipping of hypodermic needle. *(slang)* — Clipping of hypodermic needle.
   - Simple: Clipping of hypodermic needle. A short slang word for a needle that goes under the skin.

## Verb

2. To promote or advertise something heavily, building up public interest in it.
   - Simple: To talk about something a lot or advertise it so that people get excited about it.
   - _Promoters hype each fight as the bout of the century._
   - _The device was heavily hyped as a breakthrough, but early users found it slow._
4. To get someone excited and energized, or, usually followed by "up", to become worked up with excitement. *(informal)*
   - Simple: To fill someone with excitement and energy, or to become very excited yourself.
   - _A good opening act knows how to hype the crowd up before the headliner comes on._
   - _He gets so hyped up before a big trip that he barely sleeps the night before._

## Adjective

3. Feeling excited and full of eager energy. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Feeling very excited about something.
   - _Everybody in the group chat is hype about the new season dropping Friday._
   - _The crowd got hype the second the band walked onstage._
5. Very good or impressive; cool. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Really good or cool.
   - _The halftime show was hype, easily the best part of the night._
   - _He dropped a hype mixtape that blew up online._

## Noun

7. A person who is addicted to drugs. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A person who cannot stop taking drugs.
   - _Every hype in the neighborhood knew which doctor would write a prescription._
   - _The detective leaned on a couple of hypes until one of them gave up the dealer's name._

## Other meanings

- (noun) Alternative form of hipe.
- (verb) Alternative form of hipe.

## Origin

Origin uncertain; possibly a shortening of hyperbole.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hype (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).