hypern.1
/ˈhʌɪpə/ humorous or colloquial.
1. = hypercritic n. 1.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [noun] > person engaged in > master
hypercritic1634
hyper1689
1689 M. Prior Epist. to F. Shephard 168 Criticks I read on other Men, And Hypers upon them again.
2. = Hyper-Calvinist n. at Hyper-Calvinism n. Derivatives.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Calvinism > [noun] > extreme > person
Hypercalvinian1673
Hyper-Calvinist1856
hyper1857
1857 C. H. Spurgeon New Park St. Pulpit II. No. 102. We are called Antinomians; we are cried down as hypers.
1863 P. Cater Punch in Pulpit (ed. 3) xi. 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
hypern.2
/ˈhʌɪpə/ U.S. slang.
(See quot. 1914.)
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > one who gives short change
hyper1914
short-changer1920
hype1926
note-layer1928
1914 L. E. Jackson & C. R. Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 47 Hyper, current amongst money-changers. A flim-flammer.
1931 G. 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
hyperadj.
/ˈhʌɪpə/ slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).
Hyperactive, excitable, highly-strung; extraordinarily energetic.
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the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > [adjective]
tickle1534
gunpowder1598
agitable1603
activable1606
thatched1606
excitable1609
powdery1611
incensible1614
hot-bloodeda1616
warm-headed1690
combustible1698
fermentable1731
intoxicablea1734
tindery1753
inflammable1800
pattypan1858
gunpowdery1868
gunpowderous1870
erethic1888
arousable1890
hyper1942
the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active > excessively
hyper1942
1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §274/6 Overzealous; fanatic. Bats, bugs, hipped, hippish, hyper, nuts.
1971 Time 8 Mar. 18/2 ‘I was definitely hyper,’ said Calley.
1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) iv. 14/2 He couldn't stop..rapping at her in this very hyper way.
1985 Dirt Bike Mar. 14/1 Andre Malherbe never hopped from sponsor to sponsor like a hyper bumblebee in search of a bit more honey.
1986 Washington 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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