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adjective

• excited.

  The whole school was hype over the Homecoming game.

  • See more words with the same meaning: excited, energetic.

  Last edited on Nov 04 1999. Submitted by Brooke B. from Illinois, USA on Nov 04 1999.

• neat, good, exciting, etc.; "cool".

  That car is hype!

  Your beats are hype!

  • See more words with the same meaning: exciting, fun, full of people.
  • See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.

  Last edited on May 13 2013. Submitted by Lesley from Ashburn, VA, USA on Nov 30 2001.

noun

• anticipatory excitement, especially when the actual thing doesn't turn out to be as good as expected.

  That party was all hype.

  • See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
  • See more words with the same meaning: excited, energetic.

  Last edited on Mar 21 2002. Submitted by Vanessa G. from Wading River, NY, USA on Mar 21 2002.

• excitement, talk.

  What's all the hype about this party?

  • See more words with the same meaning: information, gossip, speech, talk.

  Last edited on Nov 18 2002. Submitted by Shawna B. from Fall City, WA, USA on Nov 18 2002.

verb

• to attempt to maximize gas mileage by making fuel-conserving adjustments to one's car and one's driving techniques.
  
  "Hypermiling" was the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008.

                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  
  Citation from "Word of the Year: 'Hypermiling'", Time, Bryan Walsh, Nov 03 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: vehicles (related to).

  Last edited on Apr 16 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 16 2010.

noun

• a person who hypermiles.
  
  "Hypermiling" was the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  
  Citation from "Oxford Word of the Year 2008: Hypermiling", Oxford University Press Blog, November 10 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: car, motorcycle, or other vehicle.
  • See more words with the same meaning: dude, person of unspecified gender.

  Last edited on Apr 16 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 16 2010.