hip to
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8.9
- idiom
- /hɪp tu/
- Slang
:
estar al tanto de
- She is always hip to the newest trends in technology and gadgets.
- get hip to
- really hip to
And yet after, like, the first two meetings, she was so hip to like, what was going on.
- And yet after, like, the first two meetings, she was so hip to like, what was going on.
- So these guys are not going to be able to blackmail people because people are going to be hip to what they're about.
- Now, this is not how I was when I was young and didn't know, but at a certain point I got hip to some of the more natural cures.
- Hollywood is now like, oh, hip to the fact that, oh, we should be doing more, but will high concept translate universally?
- You know, somebody might not be hip to some small firearm.
- And I was really hip to Oh yeah, music back then.
- So yeah, I've been like hip to, you know, your guys's vibe for a long time.
Examples
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Are you hip to the current state of search engine optimization, internet marketing, and the marketing profession?
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You gotta be hip to all the disciplines, not just one or two of 'em.
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If people out there are not hip to the fact.
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Can you get hip to this?
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See, a lot of people are hip to this.
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Folks here are hip to these games.
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But I got hip to the scam, man!
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Our loved ones are going to need the advice and support of those who have been hip to the scam and who have made efforts to prepare.
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Eventually, people got hip to Crumb's artwork... and he started hanging out with the bohemian crowd.
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For those of you who aren't hip to the DC Universe, Arkham is the Asylum for the Criminally Insane in Gotham City.
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Synonyms
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6.8
Aware of and following the latest trends
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3.1
Modern and having the latest information, style, or technology
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3.4
Having the latest style or information
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8.1
Knowing and following the latest trends
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9.9
Aware of the latest styles and popular music
Aware of the latest popular styles and ideas in a field
How Informed
Surface Forms
Morphology
hip + to
The adjective 'hip' (fashionable, up-to-date) gives a partial clue that someone is connected with current trends, but the combination 'hip to' (meaning 'aware of' or 'informed about') is a colloquial, grammaticalized pattern where the role of 'to' is not transparently compositional. A B1 learner who knows both words might guess a related sense but would not reliably derive the precise meaning without prior exposure, so the item is semi-transparent.
Etymology
Hip to may come from old slang where hip meant 'aware' or 'cool' in music clubs and youth scenes. If someone was hip to a new idea or style, they knew it before others, so today the phrase means 'informed about' or 'aware of the latest trends'.