"hype" meaning in English

See hype in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /haɪp/ Audio: En-au-hype.ogg [Australia] Forms: more hype [comparative], most hype [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪp Head templates: {{en-adj}} hype (comparative more hype, superlative most hype)
  1. (informal) Hyped; excited. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-hype-en-adj--D8gROxp Disambiguation of Fashion: 45 0 0 12 2 20 0 20
  2. (slang) Excellent, cool. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-hype-en-adj-tji3zDAh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /haɪp/ Audio: En-au-hype.ogg [Australia] Forms: hypes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪp Etymology: Clipping of hyperbole. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|hyperbole}} Clipping of hyperbole Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} hype (usually uncountable, plural hypes)
  1. (marketing) Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Marketing Derived forms: hype beast, hype cycle, hype train, jam one's hype, media hype Translations (promotion): 炒作 (chǎozuò) (Chinese Mandarin), hype (Dutch), haipima [slang] (Estonian), mainonta (Finnish), ylimainonta (Finnish), hypetys (Finnish), matraquage publicitaire [masculine] (French), promotion [feminine] (French), propagande [feminine] (French), battage médiatique [masculine] (French), Hype [masculine] (German), promoção [feminine] (Portuguese), propaganda [feminine] (Portuguese), шуми́ха (šumíxa) [feminine] (Russian), хайп (xajp) [masculine, neologism] (Russian), furor [masculine] (Spanish), propaganda exagerada [feminine] (Spanish), hype (Spanish), hajp [common-gender] (Swedish), hype [common-gender] (Swedish), шуми́ха (šumýxa) [feminine] (Ukrainian), хайп (xajp) [masculine] (Ukrainian), гайп (hajp) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hype-en-noun-svTVAoxy Topics: business, marketing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /haɪp/ Audio: En-au-hype.ogg [Australia] Forms: hypes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪp Head templates: {{en-noun}} hype (plural hypes)
  1. (slang) Short for hypodermic needle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, slang Alternative form of: hypodermic needle
    Sense id: en-hype-en-noun-wgG0F4Af Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  2. (metonymically, slang, dated) A drug addict. Tags: dated, metonymically, slang
    Sense id: en-hype-en-noun-PjFgcOgC Categories (other): English metonyms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 6 32 44 2 8 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hyp
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /haɪp/ Audio: En-au-hype.ogg [Australia] Forms: hypes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪp Head templates: {{en-noun}} hype (plural hypes)
  1. Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hipe (extra: wrestling move)
    Sense id: en-hype-en-noun-cTTn25NO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /haɪp/ Audio: En-au-hype.ogg [Australia] Forms: hypes [present, singular, third-person], hyping [participle, present], hyped [participle, past], hyped [past]
Rhymes: -aɪp Etymology: Clipping of hyperbole. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|hyperbole}} Clipping of hyperbole Head templates: {{en-verb}} hype (third-person singular simple present hypes, present participle hyping, simple past and past participle hyped)
  1. (transitive) To promote heavily; to advertise or build up. Tags: transitive Derived forms: hype man, hype up, hypester Translations (to promote): 炒作 (chǎozuò) (Chinese Mandarin), promoten (Dutch), hypettää (Finnish), ylimainostaa (Finnish), promouvoir (French), werben (German), promover (Portuguese), promocionar (Spanish), hajpa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hype-en-verb-HF-sRUIq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /haɪp/ Audio: En-au-hype.ogg [Australia] Forms: hypes [present, singular, third-person], hyping [participle, present], hyped [participle, past], hyped [past]
Rhymes: -aɪp Head templates: {{en-verb}} hype (third-person singular simple present hypes, present participle hyping, simple past and past participle hyped)
  1. Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hipe (extra: wrestling move)
    Sense id: en-hype-en-verb-cTTn25NO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for hype meaning in English (12.1kB)

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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "promotion",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "炒作"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to promote",
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to promote",
      "word": "promouvoir"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to promote",
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      "code": "pt",
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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        "(slang) Short for hypodermic needle."
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-aɪp"
    },
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      "audio": "En-au-hype.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/En-au-hype.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hype"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪp",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪp/1 syllable",
    "en:fashion"
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
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    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "extra": "wrestling move",
          "word": "hipe"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”)"
      ],
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    },
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    },
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      "audio": "En-au-hype.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/En-au-hype.ogg/En-au-hype.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/En-au-hype.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "hype"
}
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": neologisms vs. hajp",
  "path": [
    "hype"
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "hype",
  "trace": ""
}

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