hip
262
6.8
- adjective
- /hɪp/
- Informal
- I have to act like I'm cool and hip and young.
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- I have to act like I'm cool and hip and young.
- I guess I'm just too hip for the room then.
- But you had to have a little bit of hip going on.
- Now Atlanta is, I think, the hippest half hour show on television.
- I mean, L'Oreal, you're getting too hip for me to handle.
Examples
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Now Atlanta is, I think, the hippest half hour show on television.
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His style is always hip, reflecting the latest music and art trends.
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It's fine to be too hip for the room.
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That means this is a no square zone and it's hip to be square.
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Also, it's super cool that it's like a hip restaurant to get good pizza.
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I guess I'm just too hip for the room then.
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But when someone does something just to be hip, it's annoying to me.
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He has almost five stars, looks young, looks hip, looks with the times.
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It's funky, it's weird, it's hip, it's unusual in a good way.
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So today I'm going to school you on the hip new slang, brother.
Synonyms
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2.2
Fashionable and attractive to many people
128
3.4
Having the latest style or information
91
6.4
Looks stylish in an unusual and original way
80
2.6
Popular now because it follows the current style
78
2.0
Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive
70
3.1
Very fashionable and popular now
45
2.9
Like what is fashionable now
20
2.6
Popular and seen as stylish now
9
3.8
Fashionable and popular now
4
3.7
Fashionable and popular right now
4
9.9
Aware of the latest styles and popular music
1
8.1
Knowing and following the latest trends
1
9.9
Having a fashionable, attractive look, like new clothes or a neat room
1
8.1
Slightly fashionable in a young, modern way
Having bright, stylish clothes or decorations that look showy for parties
Fashionable for a short time like a passing trend
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
9
6.4
People or groups that are very close and stay together most of the time
- Informal
A helpful idea or tool kept secret to use when needed
Compounds
- Specialized
2
3.5
The place where the top of the thigh bone fits into the hip bone to let the leg move
- Specialized
1
4.4
A hollow in the pelvis where the top of the thigh bone fits to connect the leg to the body
- Specialized
1
3.3
A wide band worn around the hips to reduce pain and support the lower back
How Fashionable
46
5.6
70
3.1
- Informal
262
6.8
78
2.0
80
2.6
681
1.0
1
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hip meaning 'fashionable' came from slang that meant being 'in the know' about music and culture, so to be hip is to know and follow the latest trends.