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hyps

hyps is the plural of hyp.

Meaning of hyp

Noun

hyp (countable and uncountable, plural hyps)

  1. Hypochondria.
    • Heaven ſend thou haſt not got the Hypps. / How? Not a Word come from thy lips?1731, [Jonathan Swift], “Cassinus and Peter. A Tragical Elegy.”, in A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed. […], Dublin; London: […] [William Bowyer] for J. Roberts […], published 1734, →OCLC, page 27
  2. (informal) Hypnotism.
    • A hyp act is scheduled after the acrobats.
  3. (informal) A hypnotist.
    • The hyp is booked through the end of the month.
  4. A hypotenuse.

See all 5 meanings of hyp

Proper noun capitalized: HYPS

HYPS

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford.
    • I see my Chinese friends given the ultimatum “HYPS or nothing”2010 November 28, Edward Ngai, “On being “Too Asian?””, in The Vancouver Observer
    • I'm not trying to console you because your kid didn't get into HYPS or her first choice, or your beloved alma mater.2013, Karen Karbo, Julia Child Rules: Lessons On Savoring Life, →ISBN, page 52

Questions about hyps

What is hyps the plural of?
Hyps is the plural of hyp.
What part of speech is hyps?
Hyps is a proper noun.

Words near hyps in the dictionary

  1. hyppogriffs
  2. Hyppolite
  3. Hyppolites
  4. hyppos
  5. hypromellose
  6. hyps
  7. hyps-
  8. hypsarrhythmia
  9. hypsarrhythmias
  10. hypsarrhythmic
  11. HYPSD

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