hype

[haip]

1. n. publicity; sales propaganda; promotion, especially if blatant and aggressive.

□ There was so much hype before the picture was released that the picture itself was a letdown.

□ There is hype for the election all over the place.

2. tv. to publicize or promote someone or something aggressively; to overpraise someone or something.

□ Don’t hype the thing to death.

□ Let’s hype it until everyone in the country has heard about it.

3. AND hipe n. a hypodermic syringe and needle. (Drugs.)

□ She forgot to clean the hype.

□ He got an infection from a dirty hipe.

4. n. n injection of drugs. (Drugs.)

□ Ernie needed a hype real bad.

□ Bart told him who could help him with a hype.

5. n. a drug addict who injects drugs. (Drugs.)

□ Gert’s been a hype for about a year.

□ The hypes have a rough time in prison.

6. mod. really good; excellent.

□ Now this is a truly hype pizza!

□ This rally is really hype!