B2nouninformalmediabusiness
US/haɪp/
UK/haɪp/
a lot of excited talk or advertising that makes something seem better than it is
In context
The film didn't live up to the hype, it was just okay.
Don't believe the hype, the new phone is almost the same.
There's so much hype around this café that there's always a queue.
Words that go with hype
verb + preposition
- live up to the hypeDoes the restaurant live up to the hype?
noun + noun
- media hypeIgnore the media hype and read the facts.
verb + noun
- believe the hypeI don't believe the hype about AI taking all jobs.
noun + preposition
- a lot of hypeThere's a lot of hype about this new game.
- hype aroundThe hype around the concert was huge.