Hype vs. Promo — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hype and Promo
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Hype
Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion
The hype surrounding the murder trial.
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Promo
A promotional presentation, such as a television spot, radio announcement, or personal appearance.
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Hype
Exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in advertising or promotional material
"It is pure hype, a gigantic PR job" (Saturday Review).
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Promo
(colloquial) promotion
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Hype
An advertising or promotional ploy
"Some restaurant owners in town are cooking up a $75,000 hype to promote New York as 'Restaurant City, U.S.A.'" (New York).
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Promo
An interview or monologue intended to promote a character or an upcoming match.
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Hype
Something deliberately misleading; a deception
"[He] says that there isn't any energy crisis at all, that it's all a hype, to maintain outrageous profits for the oil companies" (Joel Oppenheimer).
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Promo
To promote; to publicize.
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Hype
A hypodermic injection, syringe, or needle.
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Hype
A drug addict.
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Hype
To publicize or promote, especially by extravagant, inflated, or misleading claims
Hyped the new book by sending its author on a promotional tour.
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Hype
To stimulate or excite. Often used with up
All that coffee really hyped me up. The kids were hyped up even before the party began.
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Hype
(marketing) Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.
After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.
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Hype
(transitive) To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.
They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.
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Hype
Blatant or sensational promotion
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