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▪ I. hyper1|ˈhaɪpə(r)| humorous or colloquial abbreviation (a) of hypercritic, (b) of hyper-Calvinist.
1689Prior Ep. to F. Shephard 168 Criticks I read on other Men, And Hypers upon them again. 1856Spurgeon New Park St. Pulpit No. 102 We are called Antinomians; we are cried down as hypers. 1863Cater Punch in Pulpit xi. (ed. 3) 110, I call you, then, Mr. Hyper, not for the sake of giving you a nickname, but for the sake of distinguishing you from other religionists to whom you do not belong..It is the well-known designation of those who go beyond Calvin. ▪ II. hyper2 U.S. slang.|ˈhaɪpə(r)| [Cf. hype v.1] (See quot. 1914.)
1914Jackson & Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 47 Hyper, current amongst money-changers. A flim-flammer. 1931G. Irwin Amer. Tramp & Underworld Slang 106 Hyper, a ‘short change’ artist... The logical explanation..is that the word came from ‘hyp’, a contraction of hypochondria. ▪ III. hyper, a. slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.).|ˈhaɪpə(r)| [Shortening of hyperactive s.v. hyper- 4.] Hyperactive, excitable, highly-strung; extraordinarily energetic.
1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §274/6 Overzealous; fanatic. Bats, bugs, hipped, hippish, hyper, nuts. 1971Time 8 Mar. 18/2 ‘I was definitely hyper,’ said Calley. 1977C. McFadden Serial (1978) iv. 14/2 He couldn't stop..rapping at her in this very hyper way. 1985Dirt Bike Mar. 14/1 Andre Malherbe never hopped from sponsor to sponsor like a hyper bumblebee in search of a bit more honey. 1986Washington Post 10 July b5/1 Lately he has become so nervous and hyper when he is disciplined that he beats himself on the head or throws himself on the ground to punish himself. |