underhyped

underhyped

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English hyped
English underhyped

    From under- + hyped.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

    underhyped (comparative more underhyped, superlative most underhyped)

    1. Receiving less hype than deserved
      • 2007 February 16, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        All Friday nights at the Mercury Lounge should be like this, and many are: two excellent, underhyped bands and a cover charge that doesn’t necessitate a trip to the A.T.M.
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