hype

Etymology 1

Clipping of hyperbole.

noun

1. (marketing) Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.
   After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.
   Don't believe the hype, it's a sequel / As an equal can I get this through to you 1988, “Don't Believe the Hype”, in It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, performed by Public Enemy

verb

1. (transitive) To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.
   They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.
   Hydrogen fuel cells are hugely hyped but have yet to prove themselves in the real world beyond a few limited trials or small fleets on the European mainland. August 23 2023, Ben Jones, “A Fast Charge to DMUs' demise?”, in RAIL, number 990, page 30

Etymology 2

adj

1. (informal) Hyped; excited.
2. (slang) Excellent, cool.

Etymology 3

noun

1. (slang) Short for hypodermic needle.
   hype kit
2. (metonymically, slang, dated) A drug addict.
   The Mob enforced the No-“H” Law. They tortured pushers. They killed them. Local hypes copped in L.A. Local hypes rode the Heroin Highway. 2001, James Ellroy, The Cold Six Thousand, New York: Knopf, page 90

Etymology 4

noun

1. Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”)

verb

1. Alternative form of hipe (“wrestling move”)