hype
noun/verb/adjective/haɪp/
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Hype has several meanings: exaggerated promotion or buzz created to build excitement, to hype someone up means to energize or motivate them, and something can be "overhyped" if it failed to meet expectations.
📖 Meanings
1exaggerated promotion or media buzz — intense excitement built around something
"The hype around this album is unreal." — (intense media excitement)
2to energize, excite, or motivate someone (verb — hype up)
"He hyped up the crowd before the show." — (got the audience excited)
3misleading or exaggerated promotion — doesn't match reality
"Don't believe the hype — it was just an average movie." — (the buzz was misleading)
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💬 Phrases
hype mandon't believe the hypelive up to the hypeoverhyped
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