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    Patwa headword

    Hype

    /HYP/

    AdjectiveNoun
    Gloss
    "Arrogant / Flashy"
    Definition
    Someone who is overly boastful, arrogant, or showing off their status.
    Example
    "Him too hype since him get money." — "He is too arrogant since he got money."
    Origin
    Derived from 'hyper' or 'hype'.

    Hype is a Jamaican Patois (Patwa) expression. For a full sentence, run it through the Jamaican Patois translator, or return to the lexicon index.