hype
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hype1 informal
▶noun extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion.
■ a deception or hoax.
▶verb promote or publicize intensively or extravagantly.– origin 1920s (orig. US in the sense ‘short-change, cheat’): of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hype2 informal
▶noun a hypodermic needle or injection.
■ a drug addict.
▶verb (usu. be hyped up) stimulate or excite.'hype' also found in these Oxford entries:
