hype

About 0.53 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.

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

2. verb To promote or advertise heavily.

   They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.

3. adjective Hyped; excited.
4. adjective Excellent, cool.
5. noun Clipping of hypodermic needle.

   hype kit

6. noun A drug addict.
7. noun Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”).
8. verb Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”).

Similar words

ballyhoo hoopla plug overstatement uproar commotion fuss promotion event exaggeration

Often followed by

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Word family

hyped hyped-up hypes hyping