hypes 1 of 3

plural of hype, slang
1
as in users
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally a derelict building that's now a shooting gallery for heroin hypes

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2
as in needles
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin scattered inside the abandoned building were hypes and other signs of drug use

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hypes

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of hype

hypes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of hype

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Noun
  • Most new users will receive a flexible $1,500 first bet.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Adler’s suggestions to AI companies, which are laid out in his Substack analysis, include staffing support teams appropriately, using safety tooling properly, and introducing gentle nudges that push users to cut chat sessions short and start fresh ones to avoid a relapse.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • What is a freeze warning, frost advisory Frost is the formation of thin ice crystals on the ground or surfaces in the form of scales, needles, feathers, or fans, according to the weather service.
    Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This faux Dunhill Fir is designed to look and feel like a tree plucked straight off the lot, without the single-season lifespan or mess of shedding needles.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The portrait of Depardieu that Ferrara gives is the last in Scene’s gallery of fellow addicts, beginning with the author’s immediate family and continuing with his later friends and collaborators, quite a few of whom come to unhappy ends.
    Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Stretching from the open spaces east of Aurora to the foothills of Golden, Colfax has hosted presidents and addicts, celebrities and prostitutes — occasionally in the same venues — at its hotels, bars, restaurants, clubs, theaters, retail shops and residences, Barber said.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Business owners just can’t let their bathrooms remain open because junkies ruin the privilege.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Start flocking to Meridian, chicken finger junkies.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Hypes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypes. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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