hype train

noun

An audience or other group of people who are hyped over something; people who highly and sometimes excessively anticipates something that has been highly advertised and promoted.

“That new film is being advertised way too much, but it's working – everyone is joining the hype train.”

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Meanings

nounhype train (plural hype trains)

plural hype trains

  1. derogatorysometimesAn audience or other group of people who are hyped over something; people who highly and sometimes excessively anticipates something that has been highly advertised and promoted.

    That new film is being advertised way too much, but it's working – everyone is joining the hype train.

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APA

hype train. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hype%20train

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“hype train.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hype%20train. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hype train,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hype%20train.

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