i-hype

Refers to the blatant gimmick used by computer and telecommunications corporations of presenting their product as being cutting edge and cool by adding an "i" to the start of the product name. The excuse given usually being that the product is "internet capable" even though many other similar products of have been "internet capable" for years without their manufacturers believing it necessary to emphasize the fact by putting on an "i" on the beginning of the name.

Hey, man, are you gonna buy one of them new iphones?

What's the 'I' for?

It's 'I' like in Internet.

Um, so? Cellphones with internet links have been around in Japan and South Korea for at least 4 years before that thing came out. I-this, I-that. Wtf? More damn i-hype!

i-hype by Wataru108 January 20, 2009

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I’m hype

Shit dumb people say to sound cool/

Exciting when they are not

Him: those shoes are so ugly

Her: but i’m hype

I’m hype by Tacoeaterrr January 1, 2020

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i am the hype

What you scream into the ears and faces of all that dont believe the genuine leap in skill you just experienced.
Alternatively, either when you know solidly you're more than capable and people question it even in the face of concrete evidence, or when you are indeed a bad ass but your self image is a tad less than your actual self.

Trunks: Do you believe your own hype?!
Vegeta: I AM THE HYPE!!!

i am the hype by HOTF*CKACTION December 18, 2019

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me listening to my friends hype me for the streets knowing i am a luver girl

me listening to my friends hype me for the streets knowing i am a luver girl by anonymous March 14, 2022

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iHype factor

A unit of measure used by Apple to assist in determining the relase date & price of their products. It describes the almost fanatical reverence that Apple followers have towards their iProducts - to the point that even if said product is faulty or over-priced, they'll still love it, cherish it, tell all their friends about it, and walk around holding it in a clearly visible fashion in order to obtain that instant iFan street-cred.

Apple Developer 1: Dude, you get that BlueTooth functionality working yet for this weeks iPhone milestone? We're only weeks away from release date...

Apple Developer 2: Nah man, shit's more messed up than AppleTV. No chance I'll fix it in time.

Apple Developer 1: Right ... well ... spose it doesn't matter anyway - iHype factor alone will mean we sell millions of these babies.

iHype factor by TMA-1 May 15, 2009

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funiosity

The art of being peculiar, but in an amusing fashion.

"Wow, look at that dog running on three legs"
- "Yeah, that sure is a funiosity"

funiosity by Supersonic Stevie November 23, 2007

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Toe Rag

A toe rag was originally a foot wrapping used, since mediaeval times up until the mid-nineteenth century, to protect the foot from chafing by boots or shoes. As these were, quite literally, rags they weren’t usually washed, and so with use they became very smelly until they were thrown away. Because of the similarity in smell, toe rag also became the name applied to dried, salted cod or other things with a strong, unpleasant, fishy smell. It didn’t take that long before the name was applied to someone who was an obnoxious, unpleasant OIC.

1 “Socks! Those aren’t socks you smelly git, they’re toe rags!”
2 “What have you been cooking? Smells like toe rag!”
3 “I can smell ‘er fanny from ‘ere, proper toe rag.”
4 That Heale Malcolm is a right toe rag.

Toe Rag by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016

Word of the Day on July 24, 2026

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