Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Hype
Hype adjective - Of the very best kind.
Usage example: a couple of the tracks on the album feature some really hype vocals
Nearby Words: hyped, hyping
Both words in one sentence
- In real life, the film Gigli opened to overwhelmingly negative reviews after weeks of bad press and negative hype.
Source: Reviews Are The Gospel - If the work develops a particularly devoted audience despite the critical drubbing, then it may experience hype and critical backlash from different quarters; the work may not be as bad as the critics say, but likewise not as good as its most ardent fans claim, falling instead somewhere in between.
Source: Critical Backlash -
Even a Sugar Critic would get a Hype Subversion from their favorite shows because they are just that bad at Gushing About Shows They Like.
Source: Darth Wiki / That Troper
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