Complete Definition of "hype"

English

Pronunciation

SAMPA|/HAIP/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪp|-aɪp

Etymology

From hyper.

Noun
en-noun

  1. Promotion or advertisement; especially, exaggerated claims.

#:After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.

Translations
trans-top|promotion
Finnish: mainonta, ylimainonta, hypetys
trans-mid
Swedish: hajp or hype c
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|hyp|ing

  1. transitive To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.

#:They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.

Translations
trans-top|to promote
Finnish: hypettää, ylimainostaa
trans-mid
Swedish: hajpa
trans-bottom

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