The difference between Fluff and Hype

When used as nouns, fluff means anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers, whereas hype means promotion or propaganda.

When used as verbs, fluff means to make something fluffy, whereas hype means to promote heavily.

Hype is also adjective with the meaning: ..

check bellow for the other definitions of Fluff and Hype

  1. Fluff as a noun:

    Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.

  2. Fluff as a noun:

    Anything inconsequential or superficial.

    Examples:

    "That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive."

  3. Fluff as a noun:

    Lapse, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.

  4. Fluff as a noun (New England):

    Marshmallow creme.

  5. Fluff as a noun (LGBT):

    A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.

  6. Fluff as a noun (Australia, euphemistic):

    A fart.

  1. Fluff as a verb (transitive):

    To make something fluffy.

    Examples:

    "The cat fluffed its tail."

  2. Fluff as a verb (intransitive):

    To become fluffy, puff up.

  3. Fluff as a verb (intransitive):

    To move lightly like fluff.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Holmes"

  4. Fluff as a verb (transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer):

    To make a mistake in one's lines.

  5. Fluff as a verb (transitive):

    To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.

  6. Fluff as a verb (intransitive, Australia, euphemistic):

    To fart.

  7. Fluff as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.

  1. Hype as a noun:

    Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.

    Examples:

    "After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim."

  1. Hype as a verb (transitive):

    To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.

    Examples:

    "They started hyping the new magazine months before its release."

  1. Hype as an adjective (informal):

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  2. Hype as an adjective (slang, dated):

    Excellent, cool.

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