dealing, prostitution, and other vice ac-
tivities.) Each of these punks has a hus-
tle—a specialty in crime. We all know
what Bart’s hustle is. 4. in. to use one’s
special technique for making money.
He’s out there on the streets hustling all the
time. I gotta go hustle. I need some
bread. 5. tv. to use a scheme on a person
to try to make money; to con someone.
Don’t try to hustle me, sister. I know
which end is up. Sam is always trying to
hustle people. 6. tv. to attempt to seduce
someone. Bart is hustling Tracy. I
think that Tracy’s hustling Max.hustler[“h@sl#] 1. n. a gambler in a pool
hall. Wasn’t he the guy who played the
hustler in that famous movie? He made
a lot of money as a hustler. 2. n. a
swindler; a con artist. The chick is a
real hustler. I wouldn’t trust her at all.
The hustler conned me out of a month’s
pay. 3. n. a prostitute. Gert almost be-
came a hustler to pay for a habit. A lot
of hustlers are hooked on horse. 4. n. a
stud;a man who is notoriously good with
women. That guy’s a hustler. Watch out.
He thinks he’s a hustler. The chicks think
he’s a wimp.
hutn. a house. I’ve got to go to my hut
and pick up some bills. Where’s your
hut? I’ll come and visit you.
hype[haIp] 1. n. publicity; sales propa-
ganda; promotion, especially if blatant
and aggressive. There was so much hype
before the picture was released that the pic-
ture itself was a letdown. There is hype
for the election all over the place. 2. tv. to
publicize or promote someone or some-
thing aggressively; to overpraise someone
or something. Don’t hype the thing to
death. Let’s hype it until everyone in the
country has heard about it. 3. and hipe
n. a hypodermic syringe and needle.
(Drugs.) She forgot to clean the hype.
He got an infection from a dirty hipe. 4. n.
an injection of drugs. (Drugs.) Ernie
needed a hype real bad. Bart told him
who could help him with a hype. 5. n. a
drug addict who injects drugs. (Drugs.)
Gert’s been a hype for about a year.
The hypes have a rough time in prison. 6.
mod. really good; excellent. Now this is
a truly hype pizza! This rally is really
hype!hype artistn. someone who produces ag-
gressive promotional material for a liv-
ing. She is a hype artist for a public re-
lations firm. How much does a hype
artist get paid for all that junk?
hyped (up) 1. mod. excited; stimulated.
They were all hyped up before the game.
She said she had to get hyped before the
tennis match. 2. mod. contrived; heavily
promoted; falsely advertised. I just
won’t pay good money to see these hyped
up movies. If it has to be hyped so much,
it probably isn’t very good. 3. mod. drug
intoxicated. (Drugs.) Gert is happiest
when she’s hyped. Here comes another
hyped up musician.hyper[“haIp#] 1. mod. excited; overreact-
ing. I’m a little hyper because of the doc-
tor’s report. Here’s another hyper pa-
tient. Now, now, don’t get hyper. 2. n.
a person who praises or promotes some-
one or something. She’s a hyper, and
she doesn’t always tell things the way they
are. As a hyper, she is a whiz. 3. n. a
person who is always overly excited or
hyperactive. Pat is such a hyper. Just
can’t seem to relax. My dad is a hyper.- n. a drug user who injects drugs with
a hypodermic syringe. (Drugs.) How
long have you been a hyper, Gert? Bart
has been a hyper since he was twenty-four.
hype something uptv. to overpraise
something; to propagandize something.
They hyped it up too much. TWhy do
they hype up an election?hustler