"hype" meaning in English

See hype in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /haɪp/ Audio: En-au-hype.ogg 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: 46 0 0 12 0 20 1 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 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), sensação [feminine] (Portuguese), шуми́ха (šumíxa) [feminine] (Russian), хайп (xajp) [masculine, neologism] (Russian), furor [masculine] (Spanish), propaganda exagerada [feminine] (Spanish), bombo [masculine] (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 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, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 2 9 50 1 7 20 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 7 4 9 51 2 6 16 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 9 60 1 4 14 4
  2. (metonymically, slang, dated) A drug addict. Tags: dated, metonymically, slang
    Sense id: en-hype-en-noun-PjFgcOgC Categories (other): English metonyms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hyp
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /haɪp/ Audio: En-au-hype.ogg 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 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 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /haɪp/ Audio: En-au-hype.ogg 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

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        "Short for hypodermic needle."
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        "(slang) Short for hypodermic needle."
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}

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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": neologisms vs. hajp",
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