ginned up
Manufactured from nothing
Ginned up means fabricated, contrived, or artificially stimulated.
A ginned-up controversy is manufactured rather than organic; ginned-up enthusiasm is forced or fake: The whole scandal was ginned up by political opponents.
The phrase suggests something whipped into existence through effort or manipulation, often with intent to deceive or excite.
Probably from "gin up," meaning to stir into action.
- energizedMade lively and alert
- fired upExtremely enthusiastic and motivated
- pumped upExcited and energized
- provokedCaused a reaction
- hypedExcessively promoted
whipped up · stirred up · fabricated · trumped up · contrived · made up · incited · engineered · manufactured · sensationalized · riled · exaggerated · stirred · orchestrated · concocted · agitated · instigated · drummed up
ginned upspontaneous
Arising without external cause
organic · unplanned · unstaged · unprompted · grassroots
ginned uplegitimate
Conforming to accepted standards
well-founded · substantiated · justified · warranted · grounded