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hyped-up

[ hahypt-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Informal.

intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated:
an economy hyped-up by arms spending.

hyped up

First recorded in 1945–50

They are Cosmo girls hyped up on silicone, bad attitude, and greed.

Despite a hyped-up reception in online forums, the teachings were low-key.

Have TV interviews with Jerry Sandusky and Mike McQueary been hyped up?

Anyway, every man aboard is all hyped up about living aground—especially with a harem.

Its energy-absorption rate, figured in terms of growth, expressed as a hyped-up discontinuous progression.

What would happen if he, the great hyped-up superman, found that the Nipe had only been working at half his normal potential?

April 18, 2024petrichor

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