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/huypt"up"/, adj. Informal.intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated: an economy hyped-up by arms spending.[1945-50]
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hyped up — adj informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: hypodermic] very excited or nervous and unable to keep still ▪ Wayne was so hyped up that we thought he was drunk … Dictionary of contemporary English
hyped up — [ ,haıpt ʌp ] adjective INFORMAL feeling very excited and nervous … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hyped-up' — adjective 1. Excessively promoted 2. Artificial, fake • • • Main Entry: ↑hype … Useful english dictionary
hyped (up) — 1. mod. excited; stimulated. □ They were all hyped up before the game. □ She said she had to get hyped before the tennis match. 2. mod. contrived; heavily promoted; falsely advertised. □ I just won’t pay good money to see these hyped up movies … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hyped up — adj excited, anxious, overwrought, stimulated, stirred, exhilarated, thrilled, elated, in high spirits, enthusiastic, eager, moved, beside yourself, animated, worked up, wrought up, agitated, restless, frantic, frenzied, wild COLLOQ. high, on the … Useful english dictionary
hyped — Ⅰ. hype UK US /haɪp/ noun [U] DISAPPROVING MARKETING ► advertising, news reports, and public praise for a new product or service, which is used to make people excited about buying or trying it: »marketing/advertising/media hype hype… … Financial and business terms
hyped up — also hyped up ADJ GRADED If someone is hyped up about something, they are very excited or anxious about it. [INFORMAL] We were both so hyped up about buying the house, we could not wait to get in there … English dictionary
hyped-up — see hyped up … English dictionary
hyped-up — have an excess of energy, be excited She has been hyped up all morning because she will go to Italy for a holiday next week … Idioms and examples
hyped up — adjective (not before noun) informal excited or nervous about something that is going to happen (+ about): Jerry is really hyped up about his exams … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
