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You can make 14 words from hype according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of hype

hype yhpe hpye phye yphe pyhe hyep yhep heyp ehyp yehp eyhp hpey phey hepy ehpy pehy ephy ypeh pyeh yeph eyph peyh epyh

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Definitions and meaning of hype

hype

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪp/
• Rhymes: -aɪp

Etymology 1

Clipping of hyperbole.

Noun

hype (usually uncountable, plural hypes)

1. (marketing) Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Dutch: hype
• → German: Hype

Translations

Verb

hype (third-person singular simple present hypes, present participle hyping, simple past and past participle hyped)

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

Derived terms

• hype man
• hype up
• hypester

Descendants

• → Dutch: hypen
• → German: hypen

Translations

Etymology 2

Adjective

hype (comparative more hype, superlative most hype)

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

Etymology 3

Noun

hype (plural hypes)

1. (slang) Short for hypodermic needle.

   hype kit

2. (metonymically, slang, dated) A drug addict.

Alternative forms

• hyp

Etymology 4

Noun

hype (plural hypes)

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

Verb

hype (third-person singular simple present hypes, present participle hyping, simple past and past participle hyped)

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

Further reading

• hype (marketing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Jonathon Green (2024) “hype n.¹”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
• Jonathon Green (2024) “hype n.²”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
• Jonathon Green (2024) “hype v.¹”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
• Jonathon Green (2024) “hype adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Dutch

Etymology

From English hype.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑjp/
• Hyphenation: hype

Noun

hype c (plural hypes, diminutive hypeje n)

1. hype

Finnish

Etymology

From English hype.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhype/, [ˈhype̞]
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯p/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯p] (vowel harmony 'a')
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯pːi/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯pːi] (vowel harmony 'a')
• Rhymes: -ype
• Syllabification^(key): hy‧pe

Noun

hype

1. (colloquial or jargon) hype

Declension

Derived terms

• hypettää

Further reading

• “hype”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hupi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxy.pe/, [ˈhy.pe]

Noun

hype m

1. hip

Declension

Derived terms

• hypebān
• hypeseax
• hypewærċ

Descendants

• Middle English: hippe, hip
  • English: hip
  • Scots: hip

Polish

Alternative forms

• hajp (adapted)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hype.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xajp/
• Rhymes: -ajp
• Syllabification: hype
• Homophone: hajp

Noun

hype m inan

1. (slang, marketing) hype [+ na (accusative) = for what] [+ wokół (genitive) = around/surrounding what]

   Coordinate term: moda

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• hype in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hype.

Pronunciation

Noun

hype m or f (plural hypes)

1. (colloquial) hype (exaggerated excitement or enthusiasm around something)