HYPE

ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug

(noun) blatant or sensational promotion

hype

(verb) publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Abbreviation of hyperbole

Noun

hype (usually uncountable, plural hypes)

Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.

Verb

hype (third-person singular simple present hypes, present participle hyping, simple past and past participle hyped)

(transitive) To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.

Etymology 2

Adjective

hype (comparative more hype, superlative most hype)

(informal) Hyped.

(slang, dated) Excellent, cool.

Etymology 3

Noun

hype (plural hypes)

(slang, dated) A drug addict.

Etymology 4

Noun

hype (plural hypes)

Alternative form of hipe (wrestling move)

Verb

hype (third-person singular simple present hypes, present participle hyping, simple past and past participle hyped)

Alternative form of hipe (wrestling move)

Source: Wiktionary


Hipe, n. Also Hype . [Etym. uncertain.] (Wrestling)

Definition: A throw in which the wrestler lifts his opponent from the ground, swings him to one side, knocks up his nearer thigh from the back with the knee, and throws him on his back.

hype n.

Definition: Intense publicity for a future event, performed in a showy or excessively dramatic manner suggesting an importance not justified by the event; as, the hype surrounding the superbowl is usually ludicrous. [PJC]

hype v. t.

1. to publicize [e.g. a product or a future event] insistently, in a manner exaggerating the importance of; to promote flamboyantly. [wns=1] [WordNet 1.5]

2. To stimulate or excite (a person); --usually used with up, and often in the passive form; as, she was all hyped up over her upcoming wedding. [PJC]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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