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Hype vs Fad - What's the difference?

hype | fad |

As nouns the difference between hype and fad

is that hype is promotion or propaganda; especially, exaggerated claims while fad is a phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

As a verb hype

is to promote heavily; to advertise or build up.

hype

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Promotion or propaganda; especially, exaggerated claims.
    • After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.

    Verb

    (hyp)
  • To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.
    • They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.

    fad

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

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