Hype definition 1
To praise excessively (To promote)
"No dey hype am (Don't praise him too much)"
Hype definition 2
Excessive publicity (Excessive publicity)
"Di hype too much (The hype is too much)"
Word Details
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- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Definitions
- 2 community definitions
- Added
- April 2026
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🇳🇬 About Nigeria Slang
Nigeria has one of Africa's richest street-language traditions, blending Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Pidgin English into a constantly evolving slang vocabulary used by over 220 million people.
KASINARY has 1854 Nigeria slang words collected from native speakers.
Browse all Nigeria slang (1854 words)🌍 "Hype" Across Africa
This word is also used in 13 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.
Entusiasmo / expectativa (Excitement / anticipation)
Excitement or promote
Entusiasmo / expectativa (Excitement / anticipation)
Engouement (Excitement)
Excitation/engouement (Hype/excitement)
Excitation (Hype)
Excitement (English)
هايپ - Hype
Kukhuthaza/kujabulisa (To excite)
Engouement, excitation (Excitement, buzz)
Excitement/Energy (Hype)
هايب (Hype / excitement)
Agitação, expectativa (Hype, excitement)
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