hip Definition| Urban Word Dictionary

hip

another way of saying “i know”

hip

by None on Nov 15, 2003 16:09:23

Cooler than cool, the pinnacle of what is "it". Beyond all trends and conventional coolness. Not to be mistaken for "deck".

Example:
"Stay away from the tacky velvet-rope MTV frat-boy clubs on the beach. Check out this party downtown instead, it's gonna be hip."

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by the birds and trees on Sep 24, 2007 21:18:49

Informed, up to date, fashionable, contemporary, relevant. Being modern in dress, attitude and interests. From "hepi," meaning "well-informed" from the West African language of Wolof.

The word was probably introduced to America by slaves imported from West Africa, and was still in use in 1930's era black speech. Hip/hep probably entered the mainstream American lexicon by way of the Beatnik subculture, who believed in racial integration, listened to black music and used words borrowed from black speech.

Example:
1930s: Are you hip to the jive?
1950s: He's one hep cat.
1990s-2000s: They are terminally hip.

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by girlitzraina on Sep 15, 2017 09:29:47

When you know the gossip or drama that's popular at the moment.

Example:
Person 1: " You heard about what happened with James and Tyler?"

Person 2: " Nah get me hip"

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by Nick Cusa on Sep 02, 2006 23:09:29

The state of being in-the-know, including, but not limited to, being stylish or fashionable. It is sometimes claimed to have replaced its predecessor, "hep," with the 1946 popular song, "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66," first recorded by Nat Cole, and the Rolling Stones (and many others) after that. According to the songwriter, he changed "hep" to "hip" for the sake of a rhyme (see example).

Example:
. . . get hip / To this kindly tip / And take that California trip,/ Get your kicks on Route 66.

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by old lang guy on Aug 27, 2010 20:54:15

When used ironically, used by young artists (teens-30) to refer to work that will convince 30-40 year old money people that it will appeal to young people; not necessarily what the young artist or his/her young audience wants, but what the money people feel they should want.

Example:
"How's the mural on the coffeehouse wall coming?"
"The backer drove in from the suburbs and said it wasn't hip enough, so now I've got to put in a bunch of oldstyle stuff so he'll think it'll appeal to young people."

The band is young, intellectual, and hip=a 40-year-old rock critic can't fit into their jeans, but gets their inside jokes, and would have loved them when he was twenty.

Publisher (who is fifty) to a roomful of 20 year old writers and editors: we've got to remake the mag into something hip that will appeal to 20 somethings. Writer (after he goes): So is hip the new lame? Editor: No, hip is what we'd like if we liked what he'd like us to like.

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by Scott Conway on Aug 09, 2006 03:40:46

Also known as the Hip Bone and Pelvis. This Hip is located at the end of the spine, and acts as the socket for both legs. Females have wider, shallower hips, to support pregnancy.

Example:
In football, the players are required to wear hip pads to soften the fall when they land or get hit on their side.

My Girlfriend has bony hips.

hip

by freak on Jul 16, 2003 23:04:46

cool

Example:
My Dad is not hip.

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by Musicforspeeding on Apr 11, 2007 02:34:19

Is a profound colloquialism that expresses an abstract truth.

Example:
This is hip.

What is hip?

Are you hip?

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by MLG 360 Noscoper 2K09 on Dec 07, 2015 10:47:46

It's what all the kool kids are doing 'n' stuff. Y'know, MySpace and scenekids.com, for example.

Example:
Did you see Robert in that white wife beater and camo basketball shorts last week? Maan, he looked hip!

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