"hypey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: hypier [comparative], hypiest [superlative]
Etymology: From hype + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hype|y}} hype + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|hypier}} hypey (comparative hypier, superlative hypiest)
  1. (informal) Having significant hype; heavily promoted or highly anticipated. Tags: informal

Inflected forms

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