noun
- extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion
- exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in advertising or promotional material
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
verb
- to promote or publicize extravagantly
Usage: informal
Examples
- The movie didn’t live up to all the hype.
- Don’t believe the hype about that new restaurant.
- The media hype surrounding the election was intense.
- They’re trying to hype their new product launch.
- The concert generated a lot of hype on social media.
- Critics said the book was just hype with no substance.
- The company hired a PR firm to hype the grand opening.