hype

[haip]

n.

hypodermic injection, scam, publicity, advertising, Addict

hype

hype 1

AHD:[h?p] slang

D.J.[haip]

< p>K.K.[ha!p]

n. (noun)

Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion:

Unrest: Excessive publicity and then causing commotion:

the hype surrounding the murder trial.

The turmoil surrounding the murder trial

Exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in advertising or promotional material:

Advertising, exaggerated appeal: an exaggerated or excessive claim, especially used to advertise or promote items:

“It is pure hype, a gigantic PR job” (Saturday Review)

"It's just exaggerated advertising, a huge public relations job" (Saturday Review)

An advertising or promotional ploy:

Advertising strategy: An advertising or promotional ploy:

"Some restaurant owners in town are cooking up a $75,000 hype to promote New York as 'Restaurant City, U.S.A.'" (New York)

"The city's restaurant industry is embarking on a $75,000 advertising strategy to promote New York City as 'America's Food City'" (New York)

Something deliberately misleading; a deception:

Deception, scam: something that deliberately introduces confusion; deception:

"[He] says that there isn't any energy crisis at all, that it's all a hype, to maintain outrageous profits for the oil companies" (Joel Oppenheimer)

"[He] preached that there was no energy crisis at all, it was all lies made by oil companies to make huge profits" (Joel Oppenheimer)

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v.tr. (transitive verb)

hyped, hyp.ing, hypes

To publicize or promote, especially by extravagant, inflated, or misleading claims:

Hyperful advertising strategy: Publicizing or promoting, especially through excessive, exaggerated, or false claims:

hyped the new book by sending its author on a promotional tour.

To advertise a new book by having its author go on a promotional tour

Partly from hype [a swindle] perhaps from hyper-

Partly from hype hype [fraud] may originate from hyper-

and partly from hype(rbole)

And partly from hype(rbole)

hype

hype 2

AHD:[h?p] slang

D.J.[haip]

K.K.[ha!p]

< p>n. (noun)

A hypodermic injection, syringe, or needle.

A hypodermic injection, a hypodermic syringe, or a hypodermic needle

< p>A drug addict.

A drug addict

v.tr. (transitive verb)

hyped, hyp.ing, hypes

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To stimulate with or as if with a hypodermic injection:

stimulate: to stimulate with or as if with a hypodermic injection:

“hyped the country up to a purposeless pitch" (Newsweek)

"Shortening and alteration of hypodermic" (Newsweek)

Shortening and alteration of hypodermic

Abbreviation for hypodermic and Change

hype

[haIp]

n.

Happy advertising