hyper

[“haipa1-]

1. mod. excited; overreacting.

□ I’m a little hyper because of the doctor’s report.

□ Here’s another hyper patient.

□ Now, now, don’t get hyper.

2. n. a person who praises or promotes someone or something.

□ She’s a hyper, and she doesn’t always tell things the way they are.

□ As a hyper, she is a whiz.

3. n. a person who is always overly excited or hyperactive.

□ Pat is such a hyper. Just can’t seem to relax.

□ My dad is a hyper.

4. n. a drug user who injects drugs with a hypodermic syringe. (Drugs.)

□ How long have you been a hyper, Gert?

□ Bart has been a hyper since he was twenty-four.