Cool and Hype

Cool

Cool adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.

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Hype and cool are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hype" instead an adjective "Cool". slang substitute

Nearby Words: coolness, coolly, cooler, cooled, cooling

Hype adjective - Of the very best kind.

Usage example: a couple of the tracks on the album feature some really hype vocals

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Cool and hype are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cool" instead an adjective "Hype". slang substitute

Nearby Words: hyped, hyping

similar	similar cool	similar hype
real	real cool	real hype
great	great cool	great hype
bad	bad cool	bad hype
Other adjectives: major, general, minor.

cool times

hype times

And the best-known of the prequels is The Phantom Menace, with cool underused villain Darth Maul, annoying overused comic relief Jar Jar Binks and a lot of preceding hype.

Source: First Installment Wins
Fettlock is so cool, unless you're one of those ponies who don't buy the hype.

Source: Webcomic / Star Mares
Given the massive buildup in terms of both the previous films and the hype train for this one, it should've been So Cool, It's Awesome, and falls well short of that goal.

Source: Films Discussed By Moviebob / Films Number To E

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